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Chizhovka-Arena
Sports venue in Minsk, Belarus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chizhovka-Arena (or Čyžoŭka-Arena, Belarusian: Чыжоўка-Арэна; Russian: Чижовка-Арена) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Čyžoŭka microdistrict of Minsk, Belarus. Its full name is "Шматфункцыянальны культурна-спартыўны і забаўляльны комплекс «Чыжоўка-Арэна»".
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![]() Chizhovka-Arena in December 2013 | |
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Location | Čyžoŭka, Minsk, Belarus |
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Coordinates | 53.845°N 27.629027°E / 53.845; 27.629027 |
Capacity | 8,807 (hockey)[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 2009 |
Opened | December 25, 2013 |
Construction cost | Rbls 450 million €195 million |
Architect | Marat Grodnikov |
Tenants | |
Yunost Minsk (2013–present) |
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Opened in December 2013, it is mostly used for concerts, ice hockey and other indoor sporting activities. The main arena has a capacity of 8,807 people and the training arena has 473 seats. The project of Chizhovka-Arena was changed several times. The final project was approved in 2010.