New Wembley Stadium Roof

Construction of the new wembley stadium which began in october 2002 was at times controversial.

New wembley stadium roof.

Wembley stadium branded as wembley stadium connected by ee for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium in wembley london it opened in 2007 on the site of the original wembley stadium which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final. Summary the roof especially the arch of the new national stadium provides the icon that will take over from the twin towers and continue the tradition of wembley for the next 50 years. During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements.

The all seat stadium is owned by the football association fa and operated by its subsidiary wembley national stadium ltd wnsl. The stadium will be a truly magnificent stage for the major events that will be held there. The venue for the 2012 olympics football finals the stadium is designed to be ideal for the sport. As you can see it does not cover the pitch and if rain is falling at an angle some guests in level 1 seating may get wet.

By area it is the largest roof covered football stadium in the world. Leading up to this the project s difficulties have been well publicised with at least. The new wembley stadium opened to the public on 9 march 2007. With 90 000 seats the stadium has the second largest capacity in europe.

An iconic replacement for the old building s twin towers floodlit at night it is a strong symbol for wembley and an instantly recognisable london landmark. The roof is supported structurally by a 133 metre high arch that soars above the stadium. The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position. The stadium hosted the 2011 champions league final between barcelona and manchester united 3 1 and two years later the 2013 champions league final between bayern munich and borussia.