How tall are stadiums

The buzz of attending the most memorable sporting events on the planet has as much to do with the atmosphere in the stadium as it does the competing teams. For most stadiums though, their sheer size and capacity is what sets them apart and generates a truly epic experience.

Predictably, the USA have solid representation in the top 10 biggest stadiums in the world but there is definitely a surprise or two, most notably at number 1! Opened in , the mayflower shaped arena was built as a national symbol of power and size and accommodates , people.

The venue holds many events, from football to athletics but is largely used for parades and shows, most notably the annual Arirang Mass Games. The Penn State Nittany Lions call Beaver Stadium home, a venue that is widely considered one of the most intimidating venues for opposing teams in US Collegiate sports.

Knoxville, Tennessee is home to the University of Tennessee and their behemoth abode, Neyland Stadium. Commonly referred to as Death Valley, games here are renowned throughout the US for having one of the best game day atmospheres as well as being one of the most intimidating for their rivals.

The Crimson Tide have been the benchmark in American College football for a decade, with the school appearing in 5 of the last 8 national title deciders, winning 4 of them! This stadium is scheduled to be renovated over the next 5 years, giving Austin, Texas the largest sports stadium in the United States.

Square eyes, anyone?? Sneaking in at number 10 is one our own — the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Check our help guide for more info. The Summer Festival for Peace took place in Media boxes didn't have air conditioning. Seats were old. It was built on top of a garbage landfill. Still, the Home Run Apple became one of the franchise's and stadium's trademarks over the years. Even players like Chipper Jones and Barry Larkin named their children after the stadium.

The Miami Heat , Florida Panthers , and University of Miami basketball teams called it home. In a decade, it started to age. Though it was easily accessible via the Metrorail, it held only 16, fans for basketball and 14, for hockey. With the U. Open underway, the largest tennis venue in the world is Arthur Ashe Stadium. Opened in , the rows are so long that getting in and out of seats is a challenge. That also means the nuisance of standing up and letting people through during play.

Unlike other tennis venues where silence is golden and taking one's seat means during stoppage of play, noise runs amok. Then there's Row Z being feet, or 10 stories, above the court.

Though the ball may be yellow, it doesn't make it any easier to spot. For more than 25 years, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has been an eyesore in Minneapolis. The chairs and rails are made of the material. Then there's the accidental swastika on the ceiling.

Plus, a bag in the outfield that tries to hide football facilities. Don't forget the plexiglass that was around for Kirby Puckett's play during game six of the World Series. The Tampa Bay Rays' home since , the coolest feature is the petting tank where fans can go behind center field and visit with rays. Other than that, the only non-retractable dome in Major League Baseball makes no sense when its location is in the Sunshine State. More importantly, when Tropicana Field was built in , there wasn't a tenant ready to move in.

It would take eight years before a major sports organization would call the unusual stadium home. Seventeen years later, there's still no football team in the city. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs took the court for a decade. Considering the original main purpose of the stadium, it's probably easy to assume the city has given up. Northern California is beautiful, but a fan wouldn't be able to tell in Candlestick Park.

Not to mention the stadium is prone to 45 MPH winds, which not only makes for chilly temperatures, damp air, and fog, but problems on the field for players. Over time, the sun has faded the seats' colors and makes the stadium look older than it really is circa The Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies played at the Vet for decades in front of the most loyal and fanatical people in sports.

Baseball purists disliked the multi-purpose stadium because seats in the upper deck were so high that fans couldn't see the game without binoculars. Then there was the field surface's AstroTurf, which contained many gaps and uneven patches. Opened in , the soccer stadium had an upper stand collapse in , which led to three deaths and 50 injured.

Naturally, after the incident, the stadium's capacity was decreased. At one point, it used to hold nearly , people, but nows contains around 95, As the second-oldest arena behind the Rangers' Madison Square Garden, it has the smallest capacity of all arenas in the NHL without a standing room.

But it hasn't been alive since the s when the facility was referred to as "Fort Neverlose" because of four consecutive Stanley Cup victories. Since then, opposing teams' fans and even frustrated homers have called it the "Nassau Mausoleum.

In it was nicknamed the "Bust Palace" for arrests that took place at rock concerts. For more than 10 years the Islanders have tried to replace it.

Renovations are finally scheduled to get underway. Looking at the King dome , one would think that the ceiling is the most important element. Leaks were discovered in the roof two months prior to the stadium's opening.

Repairs made the situation worse and remained undone. In , water-logged tiles fell while the Seattle Mariners were on the field preparing for a game. Located in Seattle, the multi-purpose stadium opened in and was home to the Seahawks, Mariners, and Supersonics. Back then, a push for the domed stadium continued despite the absence of a major-league sports team to occupy it. For the groundbreaking ceremony, protestors interrupted the speakers and threw mud balls at them. After years of complaints from both the NFL and MLB beginning in the s, the teams relocated and the stadium was imploded in With an opening in in time for the summer Olympics, the stadium has not had a tenant since the Expos relocated to Washington D.

First came a labor strike that caused a delay of the building, including the tower. It wasn't until that the tower and roof were completed. Despite a covered stadium, when rain was brought on by high winds, a delay took place because the roof was torn by the conditions. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!

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