Compression ring installed at Volgograd Arena stadium

At the Volgograd Arena stadium now under construction for the FIFA World Cup 2018TM, the compression ring has been completely installed.

Two last beams out of 44 has been mounted on the supporting columns spaced around the stadium perimeter. The compression ring located at a height of 40 meters is the core component of the roof. It will hold the Volgograd Arena’s cable-stayed system—the largest one in Russia. The compression ring is composed of 30t beams with an overall weight of 1,300 tonnes. To connect the beams and the facade crown, steel trusses will be used with the stadium lobbies located underneath.

Once the cable-stayed system is mounted in 2017, installation of the roof covering (membrane coverings and polycarbonate) will commence; they will completely cover the grandstands, leaving the football pitch uncovered.

“The social importance of the stadium, its unique location suggest that this must be the venue that would create the modern image of the city. The structures used in the stadium building maximize effectiveness of architectural solutions”, reports the Russia-2018 Organising Committee on the official tourist portal of the FIFA World Cup 2018TM.

Assembly of temporary structures of the cable-stayed system continues at the Volgograd Arena stadium. At the same time the facade is being installed, and auxiliary buildings and facilities (ticket offices and pavilions, entrance lobbies) are being erected. Stairways of the bypass pedestrian bridge on the Volga river side are being constructed, and finishing works are well underway.

The 45,000-seat Volgograd Arena stadium is being built in Volgograd at the site of the Central Stadium now dismantled. The venue will host 4 matches of the Group Stage of the 2018 World Cup. After the World Championship is over, the stadium will become the base of Rotor-Volgograd, a Volgograd football club.