Unusual world stadiums

Fantasy architects no limit. Majestic, bizarre and incredible works of building engineering. It would seem, well, what new can come up with the project of the stadium? It turns out you can!

In this article we offer you some of the most unusual and amazing stadiums in the world.

Stadium under the name "AXA Eshtadiu» (Estadio AXA) is in the Portuguese city of Braga. As the stadium is known as the "Eshtadiu C.s.d. Municipal de Braga» (Estadio Municipal de Braga). It was built for the matches of UEFA EURO 2004, which took place in Portugal, and cost the state $ 83 million.





The stadium was built in a niche carved into the mountain rock. In people, it is called "career", as earlier in his place was a pit.



During one of the gates of a cliff, which is a large color display.



Football arena, in fact, consists of a pair of two-story stands. Total capacity audience of 30 154.



Roof "Eshtadiu AXA" is held by cables that are stretched between the stands.



Facade of the north-eastern grandstand was left open. You can contemplate the concrete beams and staircases. The edges of both tribune lined glass barriers so that the audience does not get lost.



Appearance "Allianz Arena» (Allianz Arena) will not leave anyone indifferent. The stadium is located in the German city of Munich, built in 2005. Its cost was 340 million. Euro.



It held the matches of the World Cup 2006.



Visually, the stadium resembles an inflatable boat.



Bowl stadium is made of heavy-duty light-transmitting plastic membrane structure, which forms the 2760 diamond-shaped air cushions.



Capacity «Allianz Arena» 69,901 spectators (66,000 seats). Standing room only sold for the matches of the Bundesliga.



Periodically, the stadium holds their matches Germany national football team. He is also the home for the two Munich clubs - "Bavaria" and "Munich 1860". Unique feature of the stadium lighting system. Color changes depending on whether the team plays its home game. Germany squad - white. "Bavaria" - red. "Munich 1860" - blue.







In 2009, it completed construction of the stadium, "Kaohsiung National Stadium» (Kaohsiung National Stadium) in Taiwan. In the same year, it spends most of the competitions of the World Games.







The capacity of the stadium 55 thousand. Viewers.







Arena is used for athletics, rugby, football. The roof of the stadium covered with 8844 solar plates, which provide a large number of construction of clean energy.





But in general, Singapore decided to build a stadium for water. Rapolagaet it in the bay, after whom it was named - Floating stadium "Marina Bay» (Floating Stadium Marina Bay). In addition to various sports games and concerts, through the arena more and passes a piece of F1 circuit.







The field is located on a floating platform size of 120 x 83 m.



Arena has a single platform, which is located on land. Its capacity of 30 000 spectators.







"Olympic Stadium" in Monreale, Canada built in 1976. Large and small arenas are the stadium and the swimming pool respectively.









The stadium can accommodate 65 thousand. Viewers. The main tower has a roll in 45 °. At the top of the tower is the observatory, it can be reached in a transparent cabin lift.





In Brazil, the football club "Corinthians Paranaense» (Corinthians Paranaense) is playing at the stadium «Eco-Stadium» (Janguito Malucelli). This stadium is famous for being the first "green stadium" Brazil, it is built almost without the use of concrete.





The terraces are built into the landscape.



Between the seats is growing grass.



The stadium seats 6000 spectators. Designers use recycled wood.







"Beijing National Stadium" also called the "Bird's Nest". Created for the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing (China).







The cost of building the stadium is estimated at 325 million euros.





During the construction has not been used a single vertical column, it took thousands of modern construction equipment and 36 kilometers of steel bars with a total weight of 45,000 tons.





The upper part of the bowl of the stadium forms a canopy over the stands. It is covered with modern materials ETFE. It is a transparent membrane film which is resistant to moisture and permeable enough light. It is designed for 91,000 spectators (after the Olympics the number of seats reduced to 85,000).





"Kind Margauir" Faroe Islands. It is the home stadium of the team "EB Streymur" playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League.





Holds 1,000 people.





The opening of the stadium took place on April 11, 2007. The stadium is located close to the sea, there is even an employee who on the boat collects balls, flown away into the water.



Stadium «Estadio Omnilife» opened in late July of 2010. It is the home stadium of the Mexican club "Deportivo Guadalajara."









Stadium made a huge volcano with slopes planted with grass and trees. Spectators are included in this "volcano" and find themselves in the thick of things.







Arena seats 45,000 spectators and has parking for 8500 car spaces.