even the french artist of belarusian origin, nadya léger, liked the solution of the façade so much thatinstalling part of a mosaic panel by fernand léger on its pediment. he made it in thirty-sixth for the olympics in berlin, but refused to transfer after the nazis came to power. for ideological reasons, this did not happen, despite all efforts. the russian leadership did not dare to accept such a gift from the country in those years. the tennis palace, rowing house, rhythmic gymnastics palace, football arena, knock headquarters, all of them were built in 2000. today these are sports facilities of the european level, they have hosted competitions more than once. of the highest dignity. minsk arena, its grand opening took place on january 30, 2010. the facility became the largest in the post-soviet space and the fourth in capacity among hockey palaces in europe. by opening our wonderful cultural and sports complex, we are starting a new, confident, glorious page in the history of belarusian sports, because we have created a powerful bastion that will help us win victories in world sports