Centrally located within the Sochi Olympic Park sports venues, the Sochi Medals Plaza will be located near the Sochi Olympic Stadium

Sochi Olympic Stadium

The new Sochi Olympic Stadium will be built in the new Sochi Olympic Park. It will be located within walking distance of the Olympic Village and the capacity of the stadium will be 40,000...

, the Black Sea

Black Sea

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

 coast and the Cauldron. It will be surrounded by a large water basin.

Every night, the medals of the 2014 Winter Olympics

2014 Winter Olympics

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. Both the Olympic and...

will be awarded there. The stage will remain as a legacy footsteps on the stage on which the names of all the medal winners will be permanently recorded. This temporary venue will accommodate 30,000 seated and 10,000 standing spectators.