Principality Stadium Roof

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.

Principality stadium roof.

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 atmosphere at the principality stadium previously known as the millennium stadium is the result of a combination of unique design features with the biggest factor being the retractable roof. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. This roof takes a whole 20 minutes to open and close due to.

A stairway and zip line on the roof of the principality stadium in cardiff have been proposed to allow visitors to experience the city s skyline. Plans have been revealed to install a stairway and zip wire on the roof of the principality stadium so tourists can experience the cardiff skyline. Principality stadium is located within 30 minutes drive of cardiff airport and 45 minutes drive of bristol airport. A short shuttle bus journey connects the airport to the train station at rhoose which is a 30 minute rail journey to cardiff central.

It was during those six years that the roof almost failed the team. Millennium stadium plc has asked for planning. The plans include a suspension wire bridge a. The all seater stadium has the capacity for 74 500 supporters and features a retractable roof only the second stadium of its type in europe and the largest football stadium in the world with this feature by capacity.

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. Specially insulated to maximise its acoustic effect the roof traps the roar of the crowd so that it reverberates around the seating bowl. An express bus service t9 operates directly from the terminal to the city centre.