Динамо, Neoclassical sports stadium in Voykovsky District, Moscow, Russia

The Dynamo Water Stadium is a former aquatic sports complex on the left bank of the Khimki Reservoir, built in 1935 to a design by architect Gennady Movchan. It had three pools for swimming, diving and water polo, two-tier reinforced-concrete stands for 3,000 spectators, boat sheds and harbours for sailboats and motorboats. Its neoclassical building with sculptural decoration blended into the surrounding landscape.

The Dynamo water station was built in 1935 on the bank of the Khimki Reservoir to a design by architect Gennady Movchan. It had three pools, two-tier reinforced concrete stands for 3,000 spectators, and boat and yacht harbours. The building survived World War II almost intact and received only cosmetic repairs before the 1980 Olympics. The complex closed in 2005 and was later redeveloped.

In 1936 the park received Romuald Iodko's original 2.5-metre "Girl with an Oar", the model for similar statues across the USSR. The site's name passed to a new sports building on a neighbouring plot, which won the Russian Ministry of Sport's national prize in 2016.

The historic water stadium site on the left bank of the Khimki Reservoir is now occupied by the Royal Yacht Club, with a private beach, the Vodny restaurant, a business centre and the DoubleTree by Hilton Marina hotel; these are private facilities, so access is not open to all. The modern sports building that carries the Dynamo Water Stadium name stands on the neighbouring plot. The yacht club opened on the site in 2007.

The beach sports center allows athletes and coaches to train outdoors in volleyball and football even during winter months, offering a rare opportunity in Moscow's climate. This facility shows how Soviet sports engineers worked to enable year-round training under conditions that would normally be season-restricted.