EURO 2012

Stadiums in Poland

Warsaw – National Stadium

The National Stadium has a unique retractable PVC roof which unfolds from a nest on a needle suspended above the centre of the pitch. Read more…

Wroclaw – Municipal Stadium… is anticipated to be 34,915 spectators including 450 VIP sittings as well. All seats will be covered, while part of the roof assembly will be transparent to provide sufficient sunlight for the turf. Read more…

Donetsk – Donbass Arena

Donbass Arena is stadium …

… several times. In 2007 renovations began, which were necessary for the organization of Euro 2012. In connection with the modernization, the southern part of the stadium was rebuilt and an entirely new eastern grandstand was constructed. In addition, the roof was replaced and a lot of finish works were performed. Interestingly, the stadium has retained parts from before 80 years. The commemorative part of the stadium is, among others, the main entrance and colonnade.

Grand opening of the …

…a completely modernized stadium.

The pompous opening of the Olympic Stadium in Kiev was a great success. The ceremony of the rebuilt stadium in Kiev was to be held in August, however, due to delays in the delivery of an important element of the roof structure the event took place on 8 October 2011. The ceremony was preceded by dancing show, which was related to the history of our Eastern neighbors. Later in the foreground there are well-known Ukrainian singers and the star of the evening was …

…When Poland received the right to organize Euro 2012, it was decided to introduce changes. Plans of the changes were developed by Modern Construction Systems company.

The reconstructed facility was completed in September 2010. The stadium, covered with a membrane roof, has already 43 000 seats. However, according to the UEFA requirements, the number of seats will be limited to 41 000 seats. The stadium has also seats for the disabled. Designers have taken into account the ecological criteria …

… the first opening day (July 2011) appeared crowds. Later, there was a spectacular light show of the stadium and during the next open day on October 2 more than 140 thousand people visited the National Stadium, and the apogee there was a show of roof closing.

The stadium was opened in mid-December 2011. The opening ceremony took place on January 29, 2012 with concert entitled “Here I am”. The first match at the National Stadium will be played on February 11, 2012. In the game for “Superpuchar…

… National Stadium – the elevation of the roof line structure. Until January 4 the… for the movable part of the roof will be elevated by more than… however, that under favorable conditions the roof will be elevated until Christmas…. tribunes and then covering the movable roof over the pitch..

The ropes … situation when precision is required the roof will be elevated slowly. The … on a global scale because the roof of our stadium has a self-supporting roof. A similar roof in Frankfurt is based on …

The assembly of 4-thousand-ton steel roof construction began on Thursday on the …trusses, which are key elements of the roof construction and they will be arranged … length is about 75 m.

- Installation of roof trusses is logistically a very difficult … about 300 smaller support trusses. However, ready roof of the facility will be partly … natural lighting of stadium grass. The total roof area of the Wroclaw stadium will …said that the steel construction of the roof will be ready until March 2011 …

Preparations for the construction of the stadium’s roof are underway: the first of 72 huge elements…Italy, one of the main elements of the roof. The element is over 12.5 meters …the foundations under the columns of the steel roof is being done under a heated tent….out of 72 steel support pillars for the roof’s construction have also arrived. Each element…the foundations under the columns of the steel roof. A storage area is being prepared for the roof’s elements, which will be shipped in from Italy,…

… GMP Architekten from Aachen  for the designer of the roof . The agreement with the company was signed on 25 April.

The roof is supposed to be transparent with the openwork structure… down and new spotlights will be placed beneath the roof. The number of chairs will rise from 47 … is a well-known fact that construction of the roof is a main element of the modernization worth … in Berlin (Lehrter Bahnhof)  with 200 meters glass roof covering platforms, as well as of the Chinese …

… of a steel structure of the roof are reaching the end. Installation of the first pillars on which the roof will rest, with an area of …which a characteristic amber facade and the roof covering the stadium will be set… of the steel frame of the roof construction, which weighs up to 7… special membranes, which will create a roof and elevation of the future stadium… which are to hang under the roof has also started.
Below the roof tribunes are being prepared. Their progress is not too spectacular, …