Football Stadium "Stade de France" is considered the mostbig in France, it is a national sporting asset and pride. Here the French national football team arranges its most important matches. Rugby competitions are held at the same stadium. This multifunctional arena is located in the municipality of Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of the French capital. In terms of capacity, this stadium ranks sixth on the European continent: it holds more than 81 thousand spectators.
The history of the world famous stadium
The Stade de France was built in 1998.Its construction was timed to the World Cup. In Paris, there is another arena - “Parc des Princes,” but it’s a breakwater to receive no more than 50 thousand guests. Therefore, it was decided to build a sports complex, which would be able to accommodate 80 or more thousand people.
The construction of the Stade de France (Paris) began in1995 - three years before the cherished date. It lasted more than 30 months. At the end of January 1998, a solemn opening of the arena took place. At the opening ceremony, journalists, fans, athletes and the first persons of France saw that the country received an excellently equipped sports complex, which could also be a world-class concert venue.
Открытие стадиона "Стад де Франс" сопровождалось friendly match teams of Spain and France. It was during her only legendary goal in the match Zinedine Zidane scored. Throughout the 1998 World Cup, nine matches took place in the arena, and a couple of Champions League finals were held here. The European Football Championship 2016 was also held at this stadium.
Arena Construction
В окрестностях Парижа было крайне сложно to find a place for the construction of the arena, so the Stade de France stadium was decided to be built in the suburbs of the metropolis. Initially, it was planned to place the complex in Melun Senar, but the organizers of the World Cup received many complaints that it would be too far away. So it was decided to build a future landmark in the burial place of the French kings - in Saint-Denis.
On the territory of abandoned gas developmentconstruction work began on the construction of the stadium. Several French architects became the ideologists of the arena project. Their names are known to many. These are Rezhambal Michel, Claude Constantin, Michel Macari and Aymeric Zoublen. The construction of the complex is influenced by the Roman Coliseum.
Проектировщики сделали все таким образом, что при If necessary, you can disassemble one of the stands of the stadium. This is necessary when it is necessary to make space for the arrangement of treadmills and athletics sectors. The lower ranks of the stands in the arena are mobile and easy to clean. At the same time, the stadium will seat 70 thousand spectators. Also, the architects have provided a collapsible roof over the stadium, which protects athletes and fans from various weather phenomena.
The construction of the stadium cost 285 million euros.
Interesting facts about the stadium
Stadium "Stade de France" - this is the only arena on the planet, which took the world championships in rugby and football.
On May 9, 2009, a record attendance of the complex was recorded. Then there was the French Cup final between the teams "Guingamp" and "Rennes". The game was watched by 80 056 fans.
Despite the fact that the stadium is located in a suburb of Paris, it is very easy to get to it. Close to highways and a couple of metro stations. Also buses and electric trains run here from the capital.
The field of the stadium is located 11 meters below the ground level.
Stadium as a landmark
"Stade de France" has already becomeattraction, so here are regularly organized tours. During a small trip, tourists can visit the President's box, visit the locker rooms, where world sports stars dress up in front of tournaments. Visitors are also given the opportunity to walk through the players' tunnel and visit the museum dedicated to the construction of the stadium and the well-known sporting events of world championships. The whole tour takes about one hour, and then the tourists are allowed to walk around the museum for another half hour.
From September 1 to March 31 on all days exceptMondays, guided tours of the Stade de France arena. Tours are conducted in English, and the ticket will have to pay 15 €. Tourists have no right to come on excursions only one day before the upcoming sporting event and the next day after it.
If there was no football
Where is the Stade de France, the reader is alreadyIt is known, but the question remains of what happens at the stadium when there are no football matches. After all, they are arranged here infrequently. So, in the arena at one time motocross racing champions. In 2003, the complex was the site for the World Championships in Athletics.
From time to time the main Parisian rugby clubspends home games in the arena. A variety of shows and concerts are also organized at this stadium. There were many pop stars, including Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Mylene Farmer, U2 and others.
