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
Most stadiums are built to host sporting events In many places professional sports teams partner with cities to build stadiums for baseball football and soccer teams Colleges and universities build stadiums for their athletic teams Governments also build stadiums for special events such as the Olympic Games The city of London built the Olympic Stadium when it hosted the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Beginning in 2016 the stadium will be used to host soccer matches sporting events and live music concerts 6
Located in Arlington Texas AT T Stadium is the home of the Dallas Cowboys a National Football League team Completed in 2009 it is considered the world’s largest domed structure Building these super structures takes a lot of time effort and money Stadium designs range from simple to complex Building a stadium takes several years and hundreds of workers Around the world stadiums are some of the most amazing engineering wonders 7
