World Biggest Beauty full Ground
World has many many various types of places to see and enjoy. To be
different and extending the list of places to see here is the list of
biggest sport stdiums of the world where every year several types of
sports are held and herds of people gather here to encourage their
favorite team, favorite player, their country they act as the team
spirit and gives every players and games a great encouragement and
spirit.
So on visiting the places listed don’t miss to visit the stadiums of
the appropriate countries!!!! Really it will be a great experience,and
if we are quite lucky enough we might get chance to see the live sport
held !!!!
The list of biggest sport stadiums are
- Rungrado May Day Stadium
- Salt Lake Stadium
- The Estadio Azteca Stadium
- Michigan Stadium
- Beaver Stadium
- Jornalista Maria Filho
- Ohio Stadium
- Neyland Stadium
- National Stadium Bukit Jalil
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Plaza De Toros
- Arthur Ashe Stadium
Heres the short detailed description of the stadiums
Rungrado May Day Stadium
- Location - Pyongyang North Korea
- Opened - May 1, 1989
- Field - Main Pitch 22,500 m sq.
- Dimensions - Total Floor Space Over 207,000 m sq.
- Capacity - 1,50,000
- Tournaments - Football Matches,athletics matches,spectacular Arirang Matches or Mass Games
Facts
The Rungrado May First Stadium, or May Day Stadium, is a monumental
stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea completed on May 1, 1989. Its names
come from Rungra Island on the Taedong River, upon which it is
situated, and May Day, the international day celebrating labor and
particularly celebrated among communists. Its scalloped roof features
16 arches arranged in a ring, and it is said to resemble a parachute or
a magnolia blossom.
It is the largest multi-purpose stadium in Asia and the second largest
in the world. It can seat 150,000 for events on a main pitch sprawling
across over 22,500 m2 (242,200 ft2). Its total floor space is over
207,000 m2 (2.2 million ft2) across eight storeys, and the lobes of its
roof peak at more than 60 m (197 ft) from the ground.
The unique performances of Kim II-sung and North Korean Nation are
now an annual feature in Pyongyang, usually in August and September.
The Guinness Book of Records has recognized these events as the largest
in the world.It was also the venue in which Kim Jong-Il in 2000
entertained Madeleine Albright, the U.S. Secretary of State under
President Bill Clinton.At the end of the 1990s, a number of North
Korean army generals implicated in an assassination attempt on Kim
Jong-il were executed by being burned alive in the stadium.
Looks & Beauty
The roofs look like a large flower floating on the clear water of
the Taedong, or a parachute which has just landed, so it gives the
impression of a dynamic sculpture. The stadium has 80 exits and ten
lifts. It was built in two and a half years on the picturesque Rungra
Island in the Taedong River, and commissioned on May 1, 1989. Every
condition is provided for international games. The football pitch is
covered with natural grass, and the 400 metre track and other parts for
field events are rubberised.
The stadium has various
- training halls
- recreation rooms
- an indoor swimming pool
- an ultrasonic bat
- a sauna
- beds and so on, which are indispensable for the players training
and convenience. It also has dining rooms, and a broadcasting room and
telex booths. The rubberized indoor running track is several hundred
metres long and is on the sixth floor.
Salt Lake Stadium
- Location - Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Opened - January 1984
- Field - Grass with an Olympic Class athletics track
- Area - 76.40 acres
- Capacity - 1,20,000
- Tournaments - Football,cricket,athletic events
Facts
Located in Salt Lake City, 10 km from Kolkata city center, Salt Lake
Stadium is the largest stadium in Asia.It can accommodate 1,20,000
persons and costs 34.58 crores(as per indian currency).A newly
constructed Salt lake stadium, also known as Yuba Bharti Krirangan is
also the largest stadium in Asia which can house more than one lakh
spectators.The total covered area of 76.40 acres, Salt Lake Stadium was
inaugurated in January, 1984.
Construction
The excellent arrangement of floodlight which illumines the stadium
has 624 bulbs of 2 k.wt. each and two electronic scoreboards consists
36,000 bulbs of 25 watt each. The four underground reservors have
unique fire-fighting arangements with a capacity of 10,000 gallons. The
architectural and structural design of the stadium had been done by the
Joint Consultants viz., M/S. Ballardie, Thompson & Matthews Pvt.
Ltd. and M/S. H.K. Sen & Associates- both from Kolkata, West
Bengal. The track was prepared by Reckortan Tartan Track, Germany. The
electronic scoreboards were supplied by Electro Impex of Hungary.
As its inauguration in January, 1884 with the Jawaharlal Nehru
International Gold Cup Socer Tournament, the Salt Lake Stadium has
hosted several important international tournaments or matches such as
The Pre-World Cup Tournament in 1985, Super-Soccers in 1986, 1989, 1991
and 1994, 3rd S.A.F. games in 1987, U.S.S.R. Festival in 1988,
Charminar Challenger Trophy in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru International
Gold Cup in 1995.
Features
It is elliptical in shape. The roof is made of strong tubes and
aluminum sheets. There are two electronic score boards and control
rooms. The lighting is uniformly distributed to facilitate nocturnal
sports along with special arrangements for Television
broadcasting.Other attractions to see nearby are Nicco Park, Nalban
Boating Complex, Science City and Swabhumi.
The salient features of the stadium are unique Synthetic track for
atheletic meet, electronic scoreboard, main football arena measuring
105M *70M, elevators for diagnitaries along with VIP/VVIP enclosure,
peripheral floodlighting arrangement from the roof-top, A.C. VIP rest
room and Conference Hall. Other features of the stadium are also
commentary boxes for A.I.R. and T.V. along with several platforms for
T.V. Cameras, Press Boxes, dormitories and A.C. rooms, player’s
changing rooms, practice grounds for football, cricket and khokho,
volleyball field and an ultra-medium gymnasium. The Stadium has its own
water arrangements and stand by dicsel generation sets.
The Estadio Azteca Stadium
- Location - Mexico City
- Opened - May 26, 1966
- Field – Grass
- Dimension – 105 x 68m
- Capacity - 1,14,465
Tournaments – Football,summer olympics,pan american
games,On October 2, 2005, the first international regular-season game
in the history of the NFL was played in the stadium between the San
Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals. The game was a 31–14 victory
for the Cardinals and held the record of the largest crowd to attend a
regular season NFL game with 103,467 people until September 20, 2009,On
20 February 1993 Julio César Chávez fought Greg Haugen in front of
132,247 spectators.
Facts
The name “Azteca” is a tribute to the Aztec heritage of Mexico City.
The stadium has never been the Olympic Stadium. This role in 1968 was
for Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The stadium is now owned by Mexican
TV consortium Televisa.The stadium has been given the nickname of
“Coloso de Santa Ursula” which, in English, means “Colossus of Saint
Ursula”, due to its large structure. Santa Ursula refers to the part of
town where the stadium resides in Mexico City.
Constructions
- The stadium was projected by the architects Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Rafael Mijares Alcerra.
- The name of the stadium, Aztecs, is a homage to the ancient society that lived in the region.
- The stadium is built on lava ground of the extinguished volcano Xitle.
- Construction began in 1962
- With the appointment of 12 architects, 34 engineers, 15
technicians, and 800 workmen that continuously worked to erect one of
worlds largest stadiums.
The playing field is situated 9.5 meters (31 feet) under ground
level and surrounded by three big rings of continuous tiers that follow
a slightly curved profile. The stands run along the entire perimeter
and, together with the roof structure, accentuate the horizontal
outline of the stadium. The roof is slightly separated by the tribunes
and is supported by a rectangular structure of supporting beams.The
outside of the stadium is characterized by the concrete structure of
two upper rings. The pillars, that elegantly incline towards the
inside, bow at the high-end to accompany the upper tiers and to define
the outside image of the stadium.
Several tournaments held have left their historic moments here and
visiting the ground will really refresh the roars and spirit of the
game and the crowds!!!
Michigan Stadium
- Location - Michigan
- Opened - 1927
- Field - Field Turf ,Natural grass,Artificial turf
- Capacity - 1,07,501
- Tournaments - Football
Facts
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium
for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium
has often been called “The Carnegie Hall of all Sports” and is also
known as “the House that Yost built.” It was built in 1927, at a cost
of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing
football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field. Today,
Michigan Stadium has an official capacity of 106,201, due to
renovations for the 2008 season. The stadium previously had a capacity
of 107,501 spectators. The football game attendance often exceeds
111,000 when band members, stadium staff, and others are added. The
largest crowd in NCAA college football history was 112,118 on November
22, 2003 for a game against Ohio State.
The Big House the largest stadium in the United States up until the
recent changes. Current renovations are expected to be completed in
time for the 2010 football season. These renovations will bring the
capacity up to 108,000, once again making it the largest football
stadium in the country. It is the fourth largest stadium in the world,
and the 31st largest sports venue in general.
Beaver Stadium
- Location - Pennsylvania
- Opened - September 17, 1960
- Field - Grass
- Capacity – 1,07,282
- Tournaments - Football,baseball,soccer,lacrosse.
Facts
Beaver Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus
of The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania.
It is home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference.
The stadium is named for James A. Beaver, a former governor of
Pennsylvania (1887–91) and president of the university’s board of
trustees.
- Beaver Stadium has a capacity of 107,282,
- largest stadium in the United States,
- the largest stadium in North America, and
- the third largest stadium in the world.
Previous to 2008, this title was held by Michigan Stadium, which had
a capacity of 107,501. Following renovations, official seating capacity
is now listed at 106,201.Beaver Stadium is widely known as one of the
toughest venues for opposing teams in collegiate athletics. Kirk
Herbstreit of ESPN says that Penn State has the best student section in
the nation and Gameday at PSU is “The Greatest Show in College Sports”.
In 2008, Beaver Stadium was recognized as having the best student
section in the country for the second consecutive year.
Features
Built in a horseshoe configuration seating 46,284 in 1960, the
stadium now towers 110 rows on the east side, 100 rows on the west, 60
in the lower end zones, 35 in the north upper deck, 20 in the club
seating level and 25 in the south upper deck.Additions of over 2,000
seats in 1969 and more than 9,000 in 1972 increased the capacity to
57,538. Expanded bleachers in the south end zone in 1976 raised the
capacity to 60,203.
A uniquely engineered expansion during the winter, spring and summer
of 1978 added more than 16,000 seats, bringing the capacity to 76,639.
The stadium was cut into sections, raised eight feet by hydraulic jacks
and precast concrete seating forms inserted within the inner circle of
the stadium, where a running track previously had been located.
Penn State’s first permanent home for football was Beaver Field,
which stood between the present-day Osmond and Frear laboratories in
center campus. Before that, games were played on the Old Main lawn.The
first game at 500-seat Beaver Field was played on Nov. 6, 1893 against
Western University of Pittsburgh (later to become the University of
Pittsburgh). The 32-0 Penn State victory was delayed two days because
of bad weather and played on a Monday afternoon.
New Beaver Field, located near Rec Hall, was dedicated in 1909 with
a 31-0 win over Grove City. Originally constructed of wood, the stadium
was converted to steel in 1936. The area also contained facilities for
baseball, lacrosse, soccer and track.New Beaver Field was the Lions’
home through the 1959 season, after which the 30,000-seat stadium was
dismantled and moved in 700 pieces one mile to the east side of campus.
The old stadium was reassembled with 16,000 additional seats to form
Beaver Stadium.
The stadium is named in honor of James A. Beaver.
Jornalista Maria Filho
- Location - Brazil
- Opened - June 16, 1960
- Field - grass
- Dimension - 110x 75 m
- Capacity - 1,03,045
- Tournaments - football,volleyball,performances,Hollywood rock festivals,summer Olympics
Facts
The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do
Maracanã (“Maracanã stadium”), is an open-air stadium in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is
named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened
in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has mainly been used
for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de
Janeiro, including Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama. It
has also hosted a number of concerts and other sporting events.
The stadium was projected by the architects Rafael Galvão, Pedro
Paulo Bernardes Bastos, Orlando Azevedo and Antônio Dias Carneiro. From
outside, the stadium doesn’t look as imposing as one would expect. The
maximum height is only 24 meters (78 feet). However, the facades are
characterized by a solid and reinforced concrete structure that
contains 60 big pillars in ‘Y’ shape. These pillars follow the
stadium’s elliptical perimeter and heighten to sustain the supporting
beams.
Ohio Stadium
- Location – Columbus
- Opened – October 7, 1922
- Field - Natural grass,artificial turf
- Capacity – 1,02,329
- Tournaments – Football
Facts
Ohio Stadium also known simply as The ’Shoe and The House Harley
Built, is the home of the Buckeyes football team at The Ohio State
University in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The stadium was added to
the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service
on March 22, 1974.
Ohio Stadium also provided a home to the Columbus Crew of MLS from
the league’s inception in 1996 until soccer-specific Columbus Crew
Stadium opened in 1999. With a capacity of 102,329, it is the third
largest stadium in the NCAA and the sixth largest non-racing stadium in
the world. Ohio Stadium is also a concert venue; U2, The Rolling
Stones, Pink Floyd, and Metallica are among the many acts who have
played in Ohio Stadium over the years.The stadium does not have field
lights; when night events do occur special lighting must be temporarily
installed, usually by Musco Lighting.
Features
At the time of its opening, Ohio Stadium was the largest stadium
west of the Allegheny Mountains. It officially could hold 66,210 fans
when it first opened, although fans routinely filled the stadium beyond
capacity. Many people said that the stadium would never be filled due
to its large size. The first game played in Ohio Stadium occurred on
October 7, 1922, when Ohio State played Ohio Wesleyan. At the
dedication game, The Ohio State University versus the University of
Michigan, on October 21, 1922, 71,385 fans attended. Originally, there
were no restrooms for women, as it was deemed unfashionable for women
to attend sporting events, such as football games, during the 1920s.
Over the years, Ohio Stadium underwent some dramatic changes. Due to
the demand for more seats, The Ohio State University eventually
constructed temporary stands at the south end, the open end, of the
stadium. Originally players played on a grass field, but in 1971, Ohio
State installed Astroturf. In 1990, grass returned to Ohio Stadium.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Ohio Stadium went under a
renovation. The university replaced the temporary stands in the south
end of the stadium with permanent ones. Skyboxes and a new press box
were also added. The field was also lowered more than fourteen feet to
make room for additional seating. When the renovation was complete in
2001, the stadium could now officially hold 101,568 fans, making it the
third largest stadium in the United States.
Neyland Stadium
- Location - Knoxville, Tennessee
- Opened - 1921
- Field - Grass,Astroturf
- Capacity - 1,02,037
- Tournaments - Football
Facts
Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It
serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team,
but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for
several NFL exhibition games with the last between the Washington
Redskins and Houston Oilers during the Oilers transition to Nashville
in 1998. After 79 years and 16 expansion projects, Neyland Stadium had
a maximum official capacity of 104,079 seats. Capacity was reduced to
102,037 with the addition of the new East Club seats in 2006. According
to the University of Tennesee Ticket Office, due to the addition of the
new West Club seats, the 2009 capacity will be 100,011. This makes it
the second largest football stadium in the South behind the Darrell K
Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium of the University of Texas, the fifth
largest in the United States, and the ninth largest stadium in the
world.
Features
The Sporting News ranked Neyland Stadium as the nation’s No.1 college football stadium in a poll in the spring of 2001
- Tennessee set a school-record by averaging 107,595 fans in 2000.
- A record total of 747,870 fans in seven games saw the Vols post an undefeated home season in 1999.
- UT has averaged 105,176 fans over the past nine seasons, drawing nearly four million patrons during that span
Knoxville is a city on the grow and on the go. There’s always
something to do, whether it’s attending one of many festivals or trade
shows throughout the year, boating on a beautiful lake, or hiking in
the nearby Smoky Mountains. Host of the “Best 17 Days of Spring” (the
annual Dogwood Arts Festival), being the home of the 1982 World’s Fair,
and our reputation for being a friendly community, Knoxville is a place
to call home.Knoxville’s spirit and love of nature is reflected in our
passion for outdoor recreation. Whether it’s golf, water-skiing,
rock-climbing, or camping, Knoxville is ready to host your next outdoor
adventure. When the snow falls, nearby Gatlinburg offers skiing,
snow-mobiling, and ice-skating.
National Stadium Bukit Jalil
- Location - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Opened - 1998
- Field - Grass Pitch Track
- Dimension - 68 x 105 m
- Capacity - 1,00,000
- Tournaments - football, music shows, commonwealth games, Asian cup etc.
Facts
- Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the
National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
- It is a 100,000 capacity all-seater.
- Multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
- Bukit Jalil’s capacity makes it the joint ninth largest stadium in the world, alongside Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- It was built by United Engineers Malaysia Bhd and completed three months ahead of schedule.
- Designed to host a multitude of events, the National Stadium is the
central and most prominent sports building at the 1.2 km² National
Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil.
- The stadium is considered the best stadium in Malaysia and is the home of the Malaysian football team.
- Initially built for the Commonwealth Games, the stadium is now used
for a variety of events, most recently being one of the venues for the
AFC Asian Cup 2007.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Location - Melbourne, Victoria
- Opened - 1854
- Field - Grass
- Dimension - 174 x 149 m
- Capacity - 1,00,000
- Tournaments - summer Olympics,common wealth games, cricket, football,boxing
Facts
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium
located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket
Club. It is the largest stadium in Australia, and holds the world
record for the highest light towers at any sporting venue. The MCG is
within walking distance of the city centre, and is serviced by Richmond
and Jolimont train stations. It is part of the Melbourne Sports and
Entertainment Precinct.
Features
The ground was built way back in 1853 when the then 15-year-old
Melbourne Cricket Club was forced by the government to move from its
former site because the route of Australia’s first steam train was to
pass through the oval. Since that time, the MCG has seen many
redevelopments with the latest completed in February 2006. The new
Northern Grandstand is the 14
th stand to be erected at the
ground and replaced the existing Ponsford, Members and Olympic
Grandstands. With a total capacity of approximately 55,000, it offers
some of the finest facilities and viewing of any stadium in the
country.Occupying the southern side of the ground is the famous Great
Southern Stand which opened in 1992. With a capacity of approximately
45,000, this structure set many benchmarks for the construction of
sporting stadiums in Australia.
Despite being called the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the stadium has
been and continues to be used much more often for Australian rules
football, which reflects that football is Melbourne’s most popular
sport, winter or otherwise. Indeed, spectator numbers for football are
larger than for any other sport in Australia, and it makes more money
for the MCG than any of the other sports played there.
Plaza De Toros
- Location - Mexico City
- Opened - February 5th 1946
- Field - Ground
- Capacity - 45,000
- Tournaments - Bullring,boxing
Facts
The Plaza de Toros in Mexico City is the largest bullring in the
world. It will hold 45,000 spectators. It is built next door to the
Estadio Azul (literally, Blue Stadium), formerly Estadio Azulgrana and
Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, is a 35,000-seat stadium.
The idea of the Plaza de Toros construction was conceived by the
visionary industralist Neguib Simón. The structure was designed to be
very comfortable and truely monumental. This great structure was built
by the engineer C. Roland. It was blessed by the Archbishop of Mexico,
Dr Luis Maria Martinez. The opening day was on February 5th of 1946 and
the structure was completely filled with spectators.
Two famous matadors; Manuel Rodriguez “and Luis Procuna performed.
They were from the capital districts of Mixcoac and San Juan de Letrán.
They fought and killed bulls from the ranch of Don Antonio Llaguno.
The Plaza México replaced the ancient bullbag Toreo de la Condesa in
the Condesa neighborhood that was overwhelmed by the rapid development
of the Mexican population. It opened on
5 February 1946 and annually since then, that date marks the date of the Corrida de Aniversario.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
- Location - Queens, New York
- Opened - 1997
- Field - Deco Turf
- Capacity - 22,547
- Tournaments - Tennis
Facts
Arthur Ashe Stadium, a part of the USTA Billie Jean King National
Tennis Center located within Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the New
York City borough of Queens, is the main tennis stadium of the US Open,
the last of each year’s four Grand Slam tournaments, and also where the
annual Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day takes place. The stadium is named after
the famous African American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, who won the
inaugural US Open in which professionals could compete in 1968.
Opening in 1997, Arthur Ashe Stadium replaced Louis Armstrong
Stadium as the primary venue for the tournament. The Stadium, which
cost $254 million to construct, features 22,547 individual seats, 90
luxury suites, five restaurants and a two-level players’ lounge —
making it, by far, the largest outdoor tennis-only venue in the world.
The Stadium, like the other 32 courts in the facility, has a DecoTurf
cushioned acrylic surface. Due to its location near Citi Field, the
home of the New York Mets, all these stadiums share the Mets–Willets
Point stop on the New York City Subway’s 7 Train.
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