Wembley Stadium Retractable Roof

List of retractable roof stadiums.

Wembley stadium retractable roof.

The retractable roof allows the sunlight cover to be monitored and that allows the grass. It sits 52 metres above the playing surface and can move forwards and backwards enough to cover the. There is a retractable roof on top of the ground and the famous wembley arch. Wembley stadium branded as wembley stadium connected by ee for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium in wembley london it opened in 2007 on the site of the original wembley stadium which was demolished from 2002 to 2003.

Football stadiums with retractable roofs. A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof on tracks so. It s retractable so that it allows better air circulation and sunshine to the pitch. As you can see it does not cover the pitch and if rain is falling at an angle some guests in level 1 seating may get wet.

The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final. The faults in a roof built in 2007 first became obvious in 2013 when the sealant on the metal roof. One of the problems with many new stadia is that its hard to keep the grass growing wembleys roof retracts so. Hok sport and fosters and partners developed the project for the current version of wembley.

T he cost of. Wembley needs significant repairs to its roof that could take at least 10 years to complete. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums closed stadiums and future stadiums those currently under construction and those planned for construction. Wembley stadium in london which seats 90 000 spectators is not included as the roof can only be partially closed.

Wembley s current roof moves only to allow greater sunshine and air movement to aid the growth of the pitch exposing the stands at the eastern and western ends of the stadium. Stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field. Only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included i e. The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.

The roof at wembley is partially retractable and can be moved but doesn t cover the pitch.