Kazan Arena is a multi-purpose stadium on Prospekt Khusaina Yamasheva in Kazan, Russia. Populous is credited with the architectural concept, and the infobox also names V. Motorin. Design-stage work is credited to TatInvestGrazhdanProekt, Intex and TsNIIpromzdany. FC Rubin Kazan is listed as owner and operator, and the article names no separate client or style.
Groundbreaking was on May 5, 2010, and the stadium was built from 2010 to 2013, opening in July 2013. It stands on a 28-hectare site with 72 skyboxes and a fitness center. The pitch is 105 by 68 meters.
The article gives capacity as 45,093 for the Russian Premier League, about 45,379 in its text and 42,873 for the 2018 World Cup. It is said to have the largest outside screen in the world, and the lead designer says the design responds to local culture and place.
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