New Wembley Stadium Roof

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.

New wembley stadium roof.

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. 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 venue for the 2012 olympics football finals the stadium is designed to be ideal for the sport. With 90 000 seats the stadium has the second largest capacity in europe.

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. Wembley stadium in wembley london. Construction of the new wembley stadium which began in october 2002 was at times controversial. The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.

Leading up to this the project s difficulties have been well publicised with at least. During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements. 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. The stadium will be a truly magnificent stage for the major events that will be held there.

The roof is supported structurally by a 133 metre high arch that soars above the stadium. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final. Even though the roof does not completely close it does cover every seat in the stadium which makes wembley the largest fully covered stadium in the world. 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.