Dinamo Stadium, Regional heritage stadium in Krestovsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Dinamo Stadium is a football ground on Krestovsky Island at Prospekt Dinamo 44, opened in 1929 and designed by architects Oleg Lyalin and Yakov Svirsky with Yuri Shchuko. A rectangular pitch lies inside a reddish-brown running track; a low white wall topped by a dark fence separates them. A long stand with a pale sloped roof on thin columns and a strip of red seats runs along one side, with a smaller open section opposite and a floodlight pole at the right curve.
The stadium opened in 1929 and hosted a significant match during the Siege of Leningrad in 1942 between Dynamo Leningrad and local teams. This game demonstrated the city's resilience during its darkest period.
The stadium's name comes from Dynamo, the Soviet sports society that took over the grounds in 1926. Since 1991 a granite and bronze memorial plaque on the entrance pavilion has marked the 31 May 1942 siege match; a second plaque added in 2002 lists its players, and a monument followed in 2012. The venue remains the home ground of FK Dinamo Saint Petersburg.
The venue is located on Krestovsky Island with good public transport access and clear landmarks to find it. Check ahead on scheduled events to ensure access during matches or training sessions.
In 2007 part of the Dinamo grounds was handed over for elite housing and a business centre, a project of 77,000 m² later raised to 96,000 m². The protected status of 2012 covers the shooting range and the constructivist "Grelka" restaurant building, not the stadium as a whole.
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