Budapest - People's Stadium

(Local Name: Népstadion) Close to East Station lies the Budapest "Sports Town" with the Népstadion (People's Stadium) as its centre. This arena, built in 1953 to the plans of K. Dávid, covers an area of 17,500sqm/20,900sqyds. Its stands can accommodate more than 70,000 spectators, and there are plans to increase the capacity to 100,000 seats.

Around the stadium are other sporting facilities: the Kisstadion (Small Stadium; 1962; capacity 15,000) which has already served as a stage for many show-business artistes; the Millenáris Cycle Race-track (1896), the Nemzeti Sportcsarnok (National Sports Hall; 1940), Játékcsarnok (Games Hall), the Testnevelési és Sportmúzeum (Museum of Physical Culture and Sport), the Olimpiai Csarnok (Olympia Hall), the Körcsarnok (Circular Hall) and the ultra-modern Budapest Sportcsarnok (Sports Hall; 1981; 12,500 seats), which shortly after its completion was in 1983 the venue of the World Gymnastic Championship. Along both sides of Ifjúság útja (Youth Street) stand sculptures in praise of sport.