Skonto Stadium

Skonto Stadium is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium, also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall.

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Type: Stadium
Description: football stadium
Also known as: “Skonto stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skonto Hall and The Latvian National Museum of Art.

Skonto Hall

Stadium

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Skonto Hall is an arena in Riga, Latvia. In the lobby of Skonto there are conference halls, a gym, and an arena with an artificial football field, which also hosts numerous exhibitions and concerts. Skonto Hall is situated 120 metres northwest of Skonto Stadium.

The Latvian National Museum of Art

Museum

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The Latvian National Museum of Art is an art museum in Riga, Latvia. It contains the largest collection of national art in Latvia. The museum houses more than 65,000 works of art reflecting the development of professional art in the Baltic area and in Latvia from the middle of the 18th century until the present time. The Latvian National Museum of Art is situated 640 metres south of Skonto Stadium.

Xiaomi Arena

Stadium

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Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. Xiaomi Arena is situated 790 metres northeast of Skonto Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrs and Skanste.

Centrs

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Centrs is a district in Riga, right northeast of the old town. In addition to the official Centrs district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

Skanste

Suburb

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Skanste is a neighbourhood located in the center of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated in the northern part of the railway ring on the right bank of the Daugava, bordering the Sarkandaugava, Brasa, Centrs, and Pētersala-Andrejsala neighborhoods.