Avangard Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in Vyborg, Russia.
Avangard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vyborg, completed in 1933 to a design by Finnish architect Uno Ullberg. Its main stand originally had 5,500 seats and standing room for more than 10,000 spectators. The stadium now includes two football fields, a tartan athletics track, tennis courts, volleyball courts, an open-air ice rink and a gym.
Finnish architect Uno Ullberg designed the stadium in 1933 when Vyborg was part of Finland, making it the most advanced sports facility in the country at that time. The structure has survived decades of political change and remains standing today.
The stadium served as a gathering place for sporting events and community activities in Vyborg's central park area. It remains a marker of how sports venues functioned as social hubs in the city.
The stadium is located on Fizkulturnaya Street and is easily reached when exploring the cultural park area. Access is straightforward, and the surroundings provide ample space for visitors to view the facility from outside.
The stadium was planned as a football venue for the 1940 Summer Olympics, which Finland was to host before the Games were cancelled because of World War II. The same ground had drawn more than 30,000 spectators over three days of the 1937 Finnish athletics championships, a national attendance record that stood until the 1970s.
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