World's Stadium

Stadium Name: New Wembley Stadium

Location: London, England, Europe

Capacity: 90,000

Tenant: National Team
Features: All-seater, movable roof

Built Date: 2007

Short History: The original Wembley was built for the British Empire Exhibition in 1924, and then Wembley was replaced with a dramatic 436-foot arch that will support 5,000 tons of the 7,000-ton movable roof. This structural solution eliminates the need for pillars that could obscure visitor's views. (With a span of 315 meters, the arch will be the longest single span roof structure in the world and is visible from all parts of London.)

Built to incorporate the latest digital technology, the stadium includes two giant video screens, each roughly the size of 600 TV sets.

Wembley will host the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final.

In 2003, the original structure was demolished and construction began on the new stadium, opened in 9 March 2007.

Wembley was designed by architects Populous (formerly HOK Sport) and Foster and Partners with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is the most expensive stadium ever built at a cost of £798 million (roughly US$1.57 billion) and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world.

Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_stadium