World Cup: The best soccer players meet to play soccer inside purpose-built action fields. And the stadiums are often really amazing. People have become proficient enough in the design and construction of great sports arenas.
Here we decided to show our world favorites. And not only from the world of football. So here list of the largest, most expensive and stunning stadiums in the world.
15. AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas, USA)
Capacity: 80,000 people
It is the home arena for the Dallas Cowboys football club, the fourth largest stadium in the National Football League. This stadium is the largest structure on the planet without the use of supports.
Moving glass doors (55 mx 36.5 m) are the largest such doors in the world. It also used to have the largest screen, but the home stadium of the Houston Texans broke that record.
14. Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan)
The capacity depends on the sport, but for football - 41,484 people
Home of baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and FC Consadole Sapporo: the stadium can switch between two decidedly different surfaces. Baseball matches are played on an entirely artificial pitch, while soccer matches are played on a grass field that can be pulled out when needed.
13. Skoushabank-Sadldome (Calgary, Canada)
Capacity: 19,289 people
It's all about the form. The stadium's architecture, which is shaped like a saddle, is a tribute to the history of the city of Calgary, where the world-famous annual rodeos were once held. Stadium architect Graham McCourt Architects shaped the concrete roof into a hyperbolic paraboloid.
In this way, the weight of the roof will be supported without internal columns that could obscure the view of the fans. Sadldome is one of the oldest arenas in the NHL (home arena for the Calgary Flames) and they say it needs to be replaced.
12. National Swimming Complex (Beijing, China)
Capacity: 17,000 people
This complex is also known as the "Water Club". It was here that American Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics. Sydney-based PTW Architects won an internet vote among the Chinese people to build the complex.
Its square shape was created to reflect the "yin and yang of the Beijing Olympics": next to the complex is the round National Stadium. The structure of this center became so popular that similar structures began to appear throughout China. There is even a replica of the facade of this building near the ferry terminal in Macau.
11. Panathinaikos Stadium (Athens, Greece)
Capacity: 45,000 people
The modern Olympic Games began right here, in this horseshoe-shaped marble stadium. Modeled after the stadium that was built for the Panathenaean Games in 330 BC. e. The original was lost and buried until excavations in the 1830s, when traces of ancient marble were found.
It was rebuilt in time for the opening ceremony of the 1896 Games. It was here that American athlete James Connolly took the triple jump and won the Olympic gold medal, the first in 1,500 years. Fun fact: The stadium is open from 7:30 am to 9 am for early joggers.
10. Floating Stadium (Marina Bay, Singapore)
Capacity: 30,000 people
The largest floating platform in the world. It is completely made of steel (120m X 80m). Such a platform can withstand 1,070 tons - this is the weight of 9,000 people, 200 tons of props and three units of 30-ton military equipment in equivalent.
9. Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany)
Capacity: 71 437 people
Home arena for two football clubs - Bayern Munich and Munich 1860. The arena was opened in 2005 and is the first stadium in the world that can change color depending on the playing team. The stadium is also nicknamed "Schlauchboot" (inflatable boat) and is home to the Bayern Munich football club museum.
8. Olympic Stadium (Munich, Germany)
Capacity: 69 250 people
The stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1974 World Cup Final and the 1988 European Cup Final. It was built in 4 years (1968-1972) in the quarry where the bomb fell during the Second World War.
The wide and transparent dome was supposed to symbolize a new, democratic and optimistic Germany. And this is very cool.
7. National Stadium (Beijing, China)
Capacity: 80,000 people
The brainchild of the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. The structure itself, influenced by the study of Chinese porcelain, was realized with the help of steel beams, which were used to hide the supports for the sliding roof. Thus, in its shape it resembles a bird's nest.
Initially, Beijing Guoan Football Club was supposed to occupy this stadium as the home arena, but then this decision was canceled, as the club had only 10,000 regular fans against the total capacity of 80,000.
6. "Ericsson-Globe" (Stockholm, Sweden)
Capacity: 13 850 people
The stadium looks like a dome from The Truman Show. It is the national indoor arena in Sweden and the largest hemispherical structure in the world (diameter 110 m, height 85 m). The volume of the building is 605 00 cubic meters. m.
The stadium is mainly used for hockey matches and is the former home arena for FC Djurgardens, FC AIK, FC Hammarby, but played host to Eurovision in 2000.
5. Olympic Stadium (Berlin, Germany)
Capacity: 74,064 people
The arena was built by order of Hitler for the 1936 Olympics. The stadium was packed with 110,000 spectators when Jesse Owens won gold. Now his name adorns the winner's board inside the building. It was one of several structures that remained largely intact after World War II. Since then, the stadium has gone through two restructuring and is now the home arena for FC "Hertha BSC"
4. National Stadium (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Capacity: 55,000 people
Home arena for most of Taiwan's soccer teams. Its spiral shape resembles a dragon. It is the first stadium in the world to use solar energy. The panels covering the outer façade of the stadium are capable of generating almost 100% of the power required to operate it.
3. Soccer City (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Capacity: 94,700 people
The largest stadium on the African continent is conveniently located on the site of an old gold mine - the historical source of wealth in Johannesburg. Formerly known as First National Bank Stadium. A major makeover for the 2010 World Cup was inspired by traditional African ceramics.
At night, a ring of lights running below lights up, simulating fire under a giant football bowler hat.
2. Wembley (London, UK)
Capacity: 90,000 people
The second largest stadium in Europe was designed by HOK Sport and Foster and Partners. It includes a partially retractable roof and a 134-meter arch. The circumference of the stadium, 1 km long, contains 4,000,000 cubic meters. m. In equivalent - 25,000 double-decker buses or 7 billion bottles of milk.
1. Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain)
Capacity: 99 786 people
The largest stadium in Europe was built in the 1950s. It boasts a cool retro look that no new stadium can match. Home arena for FC Barcelona; it is planned to enclose the arena in translucent panels in team colors. The architectural genius Norman Foster (Wembley, Mary Ax) designed it.
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