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Petrovsky Stadium (Стадион «Петровский») is home arena of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located on the Petrograd side in central St. Petersburg on Petrovsky Island, an island in the Malaya Neva River connected to the mainland by a bridge.
45 thousand people Capacity 21.570
The first stadium at this location was designed by architects N.V. Baranov, O.I. Guryev and V.M. Fromzel, and was built in 1924 - 1925. In 1957 - 1961 it went through major reconstruction, the largest one before the 1980 Summer Olympics. At that time the capacity was 33,000 seats.
The stadium has received world recognition since hosting the Goodwill Games in 1994. At that time, after a major reconstruction the seating capacity was changed to a more comfortable design with 21,500 seats. All seats are made of weather-proof durable plastic. Seats have different colour, depending on the seating section and proximity to the pit.
FC Zenit is currently based at Petrovsky Stadium, and plays home games there.
Besides sporting events, Petrovsky Stadium has been a popular place for entertainment, rock concerts and festivals.
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