CHINESE side Guangzhou Evergrande have started work on a £1.36BILLION stadium due to be opened in 2022.
The 100,000 capacity arena will be one of the world’s largest football grounds and is designed to look like a lotus flower.
Guangzhou Evergrande have started work on a £1.36BILLION football stadium
The 100,000 seat arena will be one of the largest in the world
The stunning new ground has been designed to look like a lotus flower
Guangzhou is known as China’s ‘Flower City’ which is the inspiration behind the striking design.
Recently released pictures show an elaborate orange petal-like exterior.
While inside, images and scorelines are projected onto the internal ceiling.
The layout of the seating looks fairly unremarkable – much like Tottenham’s new ground or Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.
Guangzhou play in the Chinese Super League
It is due to be opened in 2022
But the facilities are expected to be phenomenal.
At a recent launch ceremony, Xia Haijun, president of real estate giant Evergrande, said: “Evergrande Stadium will become a new world-class landmark comparable to the Sydney Opera House and Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and an important symbol of Chinese football to the world.”
In 2019, Evergrande’s average home attendance was just 46,000 in the Chinese Super League.
Their new arena will be one of the biggest purpose built football stadiums on the planet.
Barcelona’s Nou Camp is currently the biggest with 99,000 seats but the Catalans will soon boast around 105,000 after an upcoming redevelopment.
The FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa has 94,700 while England’s Wembley Stadium seats 90,000 people.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
