The impressive Rungrado May Day Stadium, which is located in the city of Pyongyang in North Korea, has a capacity of 150,000 people. That means that all citizens of Salamanca (Spain) could fit on this stadium. It’s used both as a football field and for different athletics events.
Its name comes from a combination of where it is located: Between the Rungra island and the Taedong River. The May Day part is due to the social impact that the well-known Labor Day has in socialist countries such as North Korea.
The Reungrado stadium is the official field for the national North Korean team. Despite being a Democratic Republic and hardly having any contact with the rest of the world, the national team is affiliated to FIFA. In 1987, Prime Minister Kim Il-Sung decided to start building the stadium.
Its construction lasted a total of two and a half years, being the final opening on May 1st, 1989. It has a total area of 207 km2 and a capacity of 150,000 people. That means that it’s able to seat 50% more spectators than Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s stadium, which is the largest stadium in Europe. This infinity of seats are divided into 8 different floors that can reach up to 60 meters in height. It also has a 60 meters long pavilion to cover all sections.
Regarding construction features, the roof bow 16 is joined so that it looks as flower petals, like one type that can be found in the same river Taedong, resulting in a dynamic, original and innovative sculpture.
Its excellent facilities and natural grass meet all necessary and indispensable to play matches and to host major worldwide events. As if its architectural structure and ability were not enough features, also offers training halls, indoor pool, saunas, beds, dining ... to give the best service to any player or professional athlete.
It currently hosts all the games of the Korean team, some athletic competitions and the Arirang Festival annual festival, which features thousands of professional gymnasts and which is visited by 12 million people during the 2 months while the festival lasts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity
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http://www.sportsstarsoftomorrow.com/articles/detail/National/25-Largest-Stadiums-in-the-World
http://10mosttoday.com/10-largest-stadiums-in-the-world/
