RUSSIA BEAUTIFUL PLACES - ST. PETERSBURG SUMMER WALKING TOUR
Channel: IVAR MALDEIKIS
Date: 01/01/2024

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00:08 I'm standing under the overpass of the western high-speed diameter.
00:40 Street of opticians.
03:12 On the left is an old landfill overgrown with grass.
06:39 Furniture street. To the right is the parking lot.
15:00 Yacht railway station (yacht).
18:53 Yakhtennaya Street.
30:15 Shopping and entertainment complex Piterland
30:50 Gazprom arena stadium.
34:00 Flight simulator Boeing 737.
46:25 Observation deck Yacht bridge.
47:00 PeterLand water park.
48:32 The Baltic Sea is ahead.
50:30 In the distance is a skyscraper - Lakhta Center.
54:24 Gazprom arena stadium.
1:06:37 Ancient park - TsPKO (Central Park of Culture and Leisure).
1:06:50 Battery road.
1:10:22 Swan pond.
1:10:48 Restaurant Il Lago dei Cigni
A heavy Italian suite in the most picturesque part of Krestovsky Island - on the bank of a pond with swans. Hence the name (translated from Italian Il lago dei cigni "Swan Lake").
1:20:10 The central square is just a fountain.
1:21:24 Food court.
1:36:50 South Pond.
1:37:15 The cost of an apartment in this house is from 1 million. dollars.
1:42:15 Restaurant Russian fishing.
1:44:26 Restaurant Carl and Friedrich.
1:49:27 Royal Beach Restaurant.
1:51:45 Ahead - alluvial areas. ;0 years ago they were not here and there was a beautiful view of the Baltic Sea.
2:27:15 Zenit metro station.
2:33:00 Begovaya metro station.
2:49:30 Ski lane.

"Lakhta Center" in St. Petersburg. The most interesting facts:

The tallest building in Europe, the northernmost skyscraper in the world, "Sauron's tower", "gas scraper" and "corn". The spire in cloudy times is hidden in the clouds, and if there is a thunderstorm, then the whole structure sparkles like a huge electric arc. But this is external. Inside, the Lakhta Center, which is visible in St. Petersburg even from a number of points on the outskirts, is even more interesting. We have collected all the key facts about the headquarters of Gazprom, from construction to ecology.

To imagine in the imagination some of the parameters that we have given below, you need to try hard. They seem so incredible.

The purpose of the skyscraper is to serve as the headquarters of the Gazprom concern. In addition, numerous public facilities will operate here.

9 km from the historical center of St. Petersburg - at such a distance they were allowed to build a "gas scraper". Landscape and visual analysis was carried out by three independent organizations: the Institute of Territorial Development, Hydrometeorological and Polytechnic Universities. The data was submitted for public hearings. UNESCO did not have and does not have any claims to the project.

Nicknames. Petersburgers call "Lakhta Center" "corn", "gas industrial tower", "gas scraper" and "Sauron Tower".

ALL ABOUT GAZPROM-ARENA STADIUM:
The stadium on Krestovsky Island is called the Gazprom Arena. It belongs to a famous football club called Zenit. The stadium is very similar to a spaceship. In addition, this stadium is one of the best in Russia. And in the summer of 2018, it hosted the games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Main characteristics:
The stadium can accommodate a maximum of 68,000 spectators. At the same time, the lower tier accommodates 24,000 people, and the remaining 44,000 people on the upper one. At the same time, there are 2,732 parking spaces near the stadium, and an additional 230 parking spaces have been made inside. In total, the stadium occupies 287,680 sq. meters. The cost of construction is 42 billion euros. The height of the stadium is 75 meters, and the weight of one roof is 10.5 tons.

Interesting Facts
The delivery of the finished object was constantly postponed for a year. It was originally planned to hold the first game at the stadium in 2009. But due to various problems, this deadline was constantly postponed for a year. Until they passed in 2015.

They increased not only the delivery time, but also the construction budget. In 2007, they planned to build a stadium for 7 billion euros. However, due to problems with the contractor, FIFA and so on, the budget was increased to 42 billion euros. Although different sources have different numbers. So Navalny said in his release that the stadium was built for 48 billion euros.