Wembley Stadium Roof Cost

Wembley needs significant repairs to its roof that could take at least 10 years to complete.

Wembley stadium roof cost.

The stadium cost 798 million 1 09 billion today to build and it has 90 000 seats making it the largest football stadium in england the largest stadium in the uk and the second largest. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final. There is a retractable roof on top of the ground and the famous wembley arch. 4 000 000 cubic metres the space inside wembley s walls and under its roof.

The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position. 165 000 pounds the average annual cost of a corporate hospitality box. 180 000 square metres of internal floor space. It sits 52 metres above the playing surface and can move forwards and backwards enough to cover the.

Years of political wrangling and funding delays have pushed the price of building. Ironically despite being one of the icons of britain the facility was built by an australian firm called multiplex and it cost about 798 million. 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. T he cost of installing a fully retractable roof has been estimated at around 150 200 million around a quarter of wembley s original.

The new wembley is expected to cost a staggering 750m making it the most expensive sporting arena in the world. 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 roof at wembley is partially retractable and can be moved but doesn t cover the pitch. Contractors working on wembley stadium are set to claim at least 600 000 after the collapse of a beam in the stadium s roof forced contractor multiplex to evacuate the site.