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Thousands of fans crowd into an enormous stadium to watch a soccer match under the bright lights All about Stadiums Have Have you ever watched a live professional football game or rocked to your favorite band in concert You probably watched these events in a stadium A stadium is a structure where people watch sports competitions music concerts and other events Participants play on a field or perform on a stage surrounded by spectators Brain Builder Another word for stadium is coliseum 4
Think your school auditorium holds a lot of people Stadiums are some of the biggest public structures in the world Some stadiums have seats for more than 100,000 people In fact the largest stadium in the world is the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang North Korea It seats 150,000 people Completed in 1989 and considered the largest stadium in the world the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang North Korea is used for a variety of events including soccer matches sporting events and festivals 5
