I never knew their could be so many facts on one stadium, but i have managed to find the following: <u>The Icon</u><ul> [*]The new Wembley Stadium will be a landmark for London and one that will have a dramatic effect on the London skyline, with the Stadium’s iconic Arch being visible across the City. When lit on a clear evening, the Arch will be seen from Canary Wharf – 13 miles away [*]The Arch will be 133m at its highest point – this is over four times the height of Wembley Stadium’s original Twin Towers. To put this in perspective, the London Eye could be rolled underneath the Arch. [/list] <u>The Dimensions</u><ul> [*]Weighing in at a mighty 1,750 tonnes, the Arch weighs the equivalent of 275 double decker buses or ten Jumbo Jets. [*]At seven metres in diameter, the Arch is wide enough for a Channel Tunnel train to run through. [*]With a span of 315 metres, the Arch will be the longest single span roof structure in the world – the length of three football pitches. [*]The tips of the Arch, known as ‘pencil ends’, are 18 million times as heavy as an average pencil. [*]The Arch is made up of 500 steel tubes, referred to as ‘straws’. The ‘straws’, each large enough to hold over 850 pints of milk, form 13 modules each 20.5 metres in length. These are attached to giant 70-ton hinges using the two ‘pencil end’ sections. [/list] <u>The Construction</u><ul> [*]Pre-fabrication of the Arch was undertaken by Cleveland Bridge UK in Darlington and the surrounding area, and then transported down to Wembley for it to be joined together. [*]The Arch is made of British steel, supplied by Corus. [*]Over 200 people, both on and off site, have worked on the fabrication and assembly of the Arch – a representative from every county of England has been involved. [/list]
I for one am underwhelmed by the new wembly. For the most expensive stadium ever it does not look anything special to me, other than a "big stadium".
It looks an awesome stadium and i hope i can go see an FA Cup final there in May PS: That was a great first game there earlier. Good goals. Very entertaining.
<div class="quote_poster">.67Lion Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah Dan is right all it is is expensive with a bit of scafoldon going across the roof...</div> Lol better then Any scottish stadium LMAO. Nah i been to 1 celtic game before and i must admit the atmosphere was pretty good. Better then England were today
