Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
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| Former names | V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex (1980–1991) |
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| Location | 8, Yu. Gagarina av. Saint Petersburg 196105 Russia |
| Coordinates | 59°52′09″N 30°20′31″E / 59.86917°N 30.34194°E |
| Public transit | M4 Prospekt Bolshevikov |
| Owner | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
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| Broke ground | 1970 |
| Opened | 20 May 1980 |
| Closed | August 2019 |
| Demolished | 31 January 2020 |
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| St. Petersburg Open (1995–2013) | |
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The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (Russian: Спортивно-концертный комплекс «Петербургский», romanized: Sportivno-kontsertnyy kompleks «Peterburgskiy») was an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was closed in August 2019, and was subsequently demolished in 2020 for the construction of a new modern complex which opened in 2023.
History
In the Soviet era, it was called V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex (Russian: Спортивно-концертный комплекс им. В. И. Ленина, romanized: Sportivno-kontsertnyy kompleks im. V. I. Lenin). The complex was completed in 1979 and opened in 1980.
Besides concerts, the arena was used for various sports, notably tennis, as it was the location of the St. Petersburg Open. Other sports hosted at the SKK include bowling, table tennis, and fencing.
On 31 January 2020, the roof and a large portion of the walls collapsed during the process of dismantling. Matvey Kucherov, a 29-year-old Russian demolition worker, was killed.[1]
Drone footage of the incident shows Kucherov using a blowtorch to dismantle a supporting girder while working on the roof without a safety harness. As the structure began to rapidly fail, Kucherov attempted to reach a safety cage suspended by a nearby crane but was unable to secure himself before the roof and approximately 80% of the stadium's walls caved in. His body was recovered by emergency responders from the debris later that evening.[2][3]
The investigation highlighted severe safety violations, including workers leaving suspended safety cages to perform dangerous hot work (using a blowtorch) on the roof structure itself. During the removal of the roof membrane, workers were cutting 112 support cables, causing a "loss of balance" in the structure. The premature collapse was attributed to the improper sequencing of cutting these supporting structures.[4][5]
Significant events
See also
References
- ^ "ВИДЕО. Как рухнула крыша. Трагедией завершился снос спорткомплекса в Питере".
- ^ "Russian Demolition Worker Dies After Stadium Roof Collapses". The Caravel. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (31 January 2020). "Stadium Roof Collapses in St. Petersburg, Killing Worker – Reports". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Aerial footage shows Russian stadium collapse, leaving one worker dead". NBC News. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Новости России, СНГ и мира". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
External links
Media related to Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex at Wikimedia Commons
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