Wembley Stadium Retractable Roof
List of retractable roof stadiums.
Wembley stadium retractable roof. Football stadiums with retractable roofs. Stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final. The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.
Hok sport and fosters and partners developed the project for the current version of wembley. 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. Only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included i e. There is a retractable roof on top of the ground and the famous wembley arch.
One of the problems with many new stadia is that its hard to keep the grass growing wembleys roof retracts so. A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof on tracks so. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums closed stadiums and future stadiums those currently under construction and those planned for construction. T he cost of.
It s retractable so that it allows better air circulation and sunshine to the pitch. The retractable roof allows the sunlight cover to be monitored and that allows the grass. 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 in london which seats 90 000 spectators is not included as the roof can only be partially closed.
It sits 52 metres above the playing surface and can move forwards and backwards enough to cover the. During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements. 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. The faults in a roof built in 2007 first became obvious in 2013 when the sealant on the metal roof.
The wembley stadium has a movable roof and this depends on a hydraulic system to move the huge cover.