Capacity: 45,331
Opening: 2018
Air conditioning: Average high of 23 degrees celsius low 13 degrees celsius with a 60 percent chance of rain.
Distance from Moscow: 427 kilometers
Location: As the administrative center of Nizhegorod oblast (region), Nizhny Novgorod lies east of Moscow at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers.
Inspired by the natural aspects of the Volga River region, in which this stadium is located, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium interweaves wind and water in its circular design. This is realized in what FIFA describes as a semi-transparent corrugated facade. Like all good modern stadiums, this one is lit up in the evening.
Located in the central part of Nizhny Novgorod, west of the Volga River where it joins the Oka River, its construction began in 2015. FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod, the club that will inherit the stadium after the World Cup, was formed in the same year. from the remnants of the defunct club FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.
