New Wembley Stadium Roof

The roof is supported structurally by a 133 metre high arch that soars above the stadium.

New wembley stadium roof.

By area it is the largest roof covered football stadium in the world. The venue for the 2012 olympics football finals the stadium is designed to be ideal for the sport. Construction of the new wembley stadium which began in october 2002 was at times controversial. During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements.

Design and fabrication of the new wembley stadium roof presented by dr a p mann on thursday november the 16th 2006 background the new wembley stadium was finally handed over to the fa in the spring of 2007 and the first cup final was played in may 2007. Wembley stadium in wembley london. The new wembley stadium opened to the public on 9 march 2007. The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.

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. 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. Leading up to this the project s difficulties have been well publicised with at least.

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. 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 stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final.