wales fact #4
Wales is home to the largest stadium in the UK (soon to be overtaken when the new Wembley Stadium is completed) - the Millenium Stadium, which has the only retractable roof in Europe and seats 74,500 people. The roof is also the largest in the world. Since it opened in June 1999, the Millenium Stadium has hosted the spectacular Rugby World Cup, the FA Cup Final, the Carling Cup Final, the British Speedway Grand Prix, and many outstanding concerts with excellent performances from the following artists: The Manic Street Preachers, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams and The Stereophonics. It’s now the home of The Welsh Rugby Union, The Football Association, The Football League, The Football Association of Wales and the British Speedway Association and is located in the nations’ capital, Cardiff.
Details:
Lower Tier - 23,500 spectators
Middle Tier - 18,000 spectators
Upper Tier - 33,000 spectators
Masts (x4) - 90.341 metres [296ft] high (making it the tallest building in Wales)
Naturally, the most impressive feature of the Millennium Stadium is the fully retractable roof which is 105m x 80m [344.5ft x 262.5ft]. It takes 20 minutes to open or close the roof and costs just £2.54 [$4.37]!
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March 2nd, 2006 at 9:01 am
[…] Wales impressively held World Cup finalists Paraguay to a 0-0 draw last night in their friendly international at the Millennium Stadium. Goalkeeper Paul Jones was the hero as he pulled off a series of fine of saves, notably from Cesar Ramirez and Humberto Paredes. Another standout was Lewin Nyatanga, 17, who hardly put a foot wrong as he became Wales’ youngest ever player. […]
March 11th, 2006 at 10:12 am
[…] World boxing champion Joe Calzaghe will lead the Wales team out at the Millennium Stadium for the RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with Italy today. The 33 year-old Calzaghe convincingly beat American Jeff Lacy last weekend to unify the WBO and IBF world super-middleweight titles, and will parade his belts to the capacity crowd before kick-off. […]
May 8th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
[…] Leeds United are just one win away from regaining a place in football’s top flight after a gutsy 2-0 victory against Preston. Leeds have had a two-year exile from the Premiership and are looking to end that in the Play-Off Final to be held at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff against Watford or Crystal Palace a week on Sunday. […]
February 12th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
What was the final cost of the stadium?
February 12th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I believe it was around ₤125 million….