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Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium, is an arena in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had the spectator capacity of 13,700. In the past it was a host for World and European championships in ice hockey, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, boxing and other sports.
It hosted the 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada and was a venue for gymnastics and judo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In 2002 the arena experienced reconstruction and the seating capacity is now 11,500. Presently, it is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena for Dynamo Moscow.
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