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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