Fisht Olympic Stadium, Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
Fisht Olympic Stadium sits between the Black Sea coast and the Caucasus range and features a semi-transparent polycarbonate roof that lets daylight through. The stands surround the pitch in an oval shape and offer room for tens of thousands of spectators.
Construction began in 2010 and was completed in 2013 for the 2014 Winter Olympics, where the stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. After the Games it was renovated for the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup: the closed roof was removed and capacity temporarily expanded. It reopened on 10 March 2017.
The name comes from a mountain in the western Caucasus whose shape inspired the roof construction. Visitors today recognize the connection between the curved silhouette of this venue and the peaks in the distance.
The stadium is at 15 Olympic Avenue in the Sochi Olympic Park in Adler, south of Sochi Airport. Buses 57, 117, 125, 134 and 173 serve it, and a suburban electric train runs Sochi–Adler–Olympic Park. The bowl opens to the north toward the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains, while the upper south deck looks out to the Black Sea.
The roof was originally built fully enclosed but later reopened for football matches. This technical adjustment allowed the structure to serve a new purpose without tearing down the entire building.
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