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The Emirates Stadium
Emirates Stadium is a
football stadium opened in July 2006 that
served as the home of Arsenal Football Club.
With a seating capacity of 60,355, the
Emirates Stadium is the fifth largest
football stadium in UK, and the third in
London, (with Wembley and Twickenham as
first and second, respectively). Previously,
the stadium was named as Ashburton Grove,
but went through with Emirates after the
name's clash with a famous airline has been
finally resolved.
The stadium consist of a four-tiered bowl
with roofing over the stands, designed by
teams of architects (HOK Sport),
construction consultants (AYH) and engineers
(Buro Happold). Standard seating is featured
at the upper (26,646) and lower (24,425)
tiers. Ticket prices are at £32 and £66 for
most matches, respectively. The middle tier
is the premium seat, with 7,139 seats and
with ticket prices at £2,500 to £4,750.
Aside from being a melting pot for football
fanatics, the Emirates Stadium is also used
as a conference centre and music venue.
Among the important events that happened in
the Stadium are the summit between British
PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas
Sarkozy (2008) and the Bruce Springsteen and
E-Street Band Concert (2008), which are the
first act to perform in the venue.
