56,000 tonnes of concrete and steel went into creating the Stadium in a construction project that ran between 1997 and 1999 on the site of the old National Stadium.
To make the best use of the site space available, the design for the Stadium saw the orientation of the main bowl area move through 90 degrees to run North to South.
Capacity
| Overall (Seated) |
73,931 Spectators |
| Upper Tier |
35,151 Spectators Level 6 |
| Middle Tier |
15,626 Spectators Levels 4 & 5 |
| Lower Tier |
23,154 Spectators |
Volume
| Footprint |
40,000 m2 |
| Bowl Volume |
1,500,000 m3 |
Facilities
| Tiers |
3 |
| Levels |
7 |
| Stands |
4 |
| Private Hospitality Suites |
112 |
| Hospitality Lounges |
7 |
| Public Bars |
34 |
| Food & Beverage Outlets |
16 |
| Catering Staff |
900 (approx) |
Construction
| Concrete |
40,000 tonnes |
| Structural Steel |
12,000 tonnes |
| Steel Reinforcement |
4,000 tonnes |
| Blockwork |
34,000 m2 |
| Wall Cladding |
24,000 m2 |
| Masts |
4 (90m high) |
| Foundation Piles |
1,350 |
Roof
| Steel Shipment |
20 Shiploads |
| Drawings |
1,200 |
| Sections |
2 (400 tonnes) |
| Tensioning Cables |
3.2 km |
| Tendons within Upper Cable |
63 |
| Tendons within Lower Cable |
72 |
| Tendons Length (Total) |
212.5 km |
| Stress per Cable Tendon |
60 kn |
| Nuts & Bolts |
200,000 |
| Opening Cost |
£2.54 |
| Opening Size |
105m x 80m |
| Opening Time |
20 minutes |
| Area (Fixed Roof) |
26,862 m2 |
| Area (Retractable Roof) |
8,960 m2 |
Pitch
| Dimensions |
120m x 79m |
| Area of Play |
9,480 m2 |
| Pallets |
7,412 |
| Area of Pallet |
1.3 m2 |
Fittings
| Doors |
1,131 |
| Floor Finishes |
170 tonnes |
| Escalators |
12 |
| Lifts |
7 (1 North, 3 East, 3 West) |
| Public Bars |
34 |
| Food & Beverage |
16 |
| Merchandise Outlets |
13 |
| Parenting Rooms |
13 |
| First Aid Rooms |
17 |
Electrical & Mechanical
| Electrical Supply |
8 MW |
| Floodlights |
110 (1.8 KW each) |
| Mains Cable |
18 km |
| Cable Tray |
30 km |
| Small Power Cabling |
15 km |
| Luminaries |
7,000 |
| Water Supply |
90 litres / second |
| Stored Portable Water |
1,750 litres |
| Sprinkler Heads |
2,500 |
| Wash hand basins |
640 |
| Toilet pans |
760 |
| Ductwork |
10 km |
| Steel Tubing |
22 km |
| Stainless Steel Tubing |
560 metres |
| Galvanised Tubing (Fire) |
5 km |
| Cast Iron Piping (Drainage) |
15 km |
| Gas Supply |
1,500 m3 |
Sound Address
| Public Address Speakers |
1,512 |
| Speaker Cables |
61 km |
| Weight of Roof Speakers |
10 tonnes |
Safety
| Smoke / Heat Detectors |
1,650 |
| Flame Detectors within Bowl |
6 |
| Fire Alarm Cable |
35 km |
| Security Zones |
71 |
| Door Contacts |
178 |
| Passive Infrared Detectors |
12 |
| Security Cable |
10 km |
