Football Ground Guide: Emirates Stadium, Arsenal FC, Stadium Description

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Arsenal FC Emirates Stadium The Ground After 93 years of playing at one of the most historic grounds in the country, Arsenal have moved a short distance away to their new super modern home. The stadium was designed by HOK Sport (who also designed Stadium Australia in Sydney, which was used for the Olympics) and built by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, cost Ł390m to build. Unlike the new Wembley Stadium, the new Arsenal Stadium, was built on time and within budget. It has been named the Emirates Stadium in a ten year corporate sponsorship deal. With a capacity of over 60,000 the stadium is huge in comparison to Highbury and is the largest football ground in London. It is the only stadium that I know of in this country that is four tiered. The lower tier, is large and shallow, set well back from the playing surface as a cinder track surrounds the playing area. A small second tier, which is called the Club tier, has seating, but is only eight rows high. Inside it has a number of lounges/restaurants, earning it the nickname the 'prawn circle'. This Club tier slightly overhangs the bottom tier. The third tier is even smaller, being entirely comprised of executive boxes, some 150 in total and fits entirely under the large fourth tier. This fourth tier, known as the upper tier, has been designed in a semi circular fashion and is topped by an impressive looking roof, that includes a lot of visible white tubular steelwork and perspex panels to allow more light to get to the pitch. The roofs though do not follow the semi circular shape of the stands but in fact run across the top of them and even dip down towards them giving them a strange look. Two excellent looking large video screens situated in the North West & South East corners, below the roof line, complete the stadium. For those that have been to Benfica's Stadium Of Light in Portugal, then the Emirates is very similar, both having designed by HOK Sport. World Cup 2018 - England The Emirates has been selected as one of the host stadiums, as part of England's bid to host the World Cup Finals in 2018.
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