Wembley Stadium (London, UK)
The new Wembley Stadium in London is an architectural masterpiece. It is the equivalent of 25,000 double-decker buses; the total length of the escalators is the same as a 400 metre running trackr; the stadium roof rises to 52 metres above the pitch; the new pitch is four metres lower than the previous one.
Each of the two giant screens in the new stadium is the size of 600 domestic television sets.
The soft drink dispensers can pour 30,000 cups in a little over 10 minutes
Approximately 40,000 pints of beer can be served during half time in a football/rugby league match.
The arch is 133 metres above the level of the external concourse. With a span of 315 metres, the arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world. With a diameter of 7.4 metres the arch is wide enough for a Channel Tunnel train to run through.
The stadium will be a centerpiece of the 2012 Olympics.
Image: Builders work at the main entrance of Wembley Stadium. | Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
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