Cardiff Millennium Stadium from the river taff
Since opening in June 1999
the Millennium Stadium has welcomed
on average
over 1.3 million visitors per year. Sporting the first fully-retractable roof in the UK
the venue is at the leading edge as a multi-purpose
multi-faceted event venue. The Millennium Stadium boasts a UEFA 5-Star rating and has hosted matches from two Rugby World Cups including the Final in 1999
witnessed two Wales Grand Slam successes in the RBS Six Nations
staged six showpiece FA Cup Finals plus hosted the major artists of the music business with a plethora of major concerts and motorsports events on its CV. The installation of a partition drape system in July 2005 now means that the bowl of the Millennium
must visit venue and has played home to five major sporting bodies over the last eight years. Background to the Millennium Stadium Project As early as 1994 a group redevelopment committee was set up to look at redeveloping the Wales National Stadium and
the Welsh Rugby Union won the right to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup against severe competition from rival bids from the Southern Hemisphere. A review of the National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park (designed in 1962) showed that it had long since been overt
000 and 67
000 respectively and France about to build the Stade de France with a capacity of over 80
000. Capacity in the old National Stadium was 53
000 (including 11
000 standing in the East Terrace). New safety regulations would mean that the capacity would be further reduced by 'all-seater' arrangements. There were no spectator facilities in the old Stadium other than toilets. It was decided that the new Stadium sho
000); the home of Ajax Football Club.
Cardiff Millennium Stadium from the river taff
Since opening in June 1999
the Millennium Stadium has welcomed
on average
over 1.3 million visitors per year. Sporting the first fully-retractable roof in the UK
the venue is at the leading edge as a multi-purpose
multi-faceted event venue. The Millennium Stadium boasts a UEFA 5-Star rating and has hosted matches from two Rugby World Cups including the Final in 1999
witnessed two Wales Grand Slam successes in the RBS Six Nations
staged six showpiece FA Cup Finals plus hosted the major artists of the music business with a plethora of major concerts and motorsports events on its CV. The installation of a partition drape system in July 2005 now means that the bowl of the Millennium
must visit venue and has played home to five major sporting bodies over the last eight years. Background to the Millennium Stadium Project As early as 1994 a group redevelopment committee was set up to look at redeveloping the Wales National Stadium and
the Welsh Rugby Union won the right to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup against severe competition from rival bids from the Southern Hemisphere. A review of the National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park (designed in 1962) showed that it had long since been overt
000 and 67
000 respectively and France about to build the Stade de France with a capacity of over 80
000. Capacity in the old National Stadium was 53
000 (including 11
000 standing in the East Terrace). New safety regulations would mean that the capacity would be further reduced by 'all-seater' arrangements. There were no spectator facilities in the old Stadium other than toilets. It was decided that the new Stadium sho
000); the home of Ajax Football Club.