The architecture of Euro 2024's stadiums
The Euro 2024 football tournament kicks off today in Germany. Here are the 10 stadiums that will be hosting games over the next month.
Top photo by Paolo Rosselli. Above photo by Allianz Arena / Bernd Ducke
Allianz Arena / Munich Football Arena, Munich, by Herzog and de Meuron
The architectural highlight of this year's Euros, the Allianz Arena, which will be renamed Munich Football Arena for the tournament, was designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron.
Opened in 2005 ahead of the 2006 World Cup, the 70,000-seat stadium is wrapped in distinctive cladding made from inflated ETFE panels arranged in a diamond pattern. The translucent panels allow the exteriors of the stadium to be lit up at night.
The Munich Football Arena will host the first game of the tournament, Scotland versus Germany.
Photo by Matthias Süßen
Olympiastadion, Berlin, by Werner March and Albert Speer
Few stadiums have as much history as the Olympiastadion, which was originally designed by German architects Werner March and Albert Speer as the centrepiece of the infamous 1936 Summer Olympics.
The stadium has an instantly recognisable form, with its seating bowl broken by a large gap where the original Olympic torch was placed.
After hosting the Olympics and 1974 World Cup games the stadium was extensively renovated in 2004 ahead of the 2006 World Cup, like many stadiums in this list.
The Olympiastadion will host the tournament's final on 14 July.
Photo by Arne Müseler
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