Great sports stadia

[Uncle Leo]

Sitting at Lord's yesterday watching Middlesex vs Essex I was reminded of just how much I love the place. It's certainly one of my very favourite sports venues.

Which then got me thinking...this could make a good SZ thread. So come on, favourite non-football sports stadia here please.

I'd also like to give a mention to the Kallimarmaro in Athens. Made entirely of marble, the place just drips with history. I saw a couple of event sthere in the 2004 Olympics.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/W4_Shrimper/93Kallimarmaro.jpg

and a pic of Lord's for good measure:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/W4_Shrimper/089-Lord27s_Pavillion.jpg

[Davros]

i like this website..

http://www.worldstadiums.com/

love some of the japan/korea 2002 stadiums

[Uncle Leo]

i like this website..

http://www.worldstadiums.com/

love some of the japan/korea 2002 stadiums

St Helena's is the pick of the bunch on that site

[Interpol Shrimper]

I love the look of the new Bayern Munich stadium, the Allianz Arena (think the same designer is responsible for the new Portsmouth stadium design).

Also there's a stadum in Lillehammer, Norway that was built for the winter olympics, it was used as a velodrome for World Championships and a number of hour record attempts!

[loz]

Camden Yards in Baltimore is a good example of clever stadium design. Looks like a welcoming old ground although construction didn't actually start until 1989. shame they play such a lousy sport as baseball there, really.

http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/oriole70.jpg

[Davros]

I love the look of the new Bayern Munich stadium, the Allianz Arena (think the same designer is responsible for the new Portsmouth stadium design).

Also there's a stadum in Lillehammer, Norway that was built for the winter olympics, it was used as a velodrome for World Championships and a number of hour record attempts!


i assume you're refering to the Vikingskipet Arena?

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/norway/hamar_vikingskipet1.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/norway/hamar_vikingskipet2.jpg

[Davros]

world worst pitch...

The Haiti National Stadium..

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_america/haiti/port_prince_cator.jpg

[Interpol Shrimper]

i assume you're refering to the Vikingskipet Arena?

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/norway/hamar_vikingskipet1.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/norway/hamar_vikingskipet2.jpg

That's the one, it's supposed to resemble an upturned Viking longboat!

[mattytheshrimper]

i do really like the emirates, been there a few times now and its just such an amazing stadium.

[Davros]

That's the one, it's supposed to resemble an upturned Viking longboat!

wow, look at it in the snow...

http://www.oslopinclub.org/images/vikingskipet.jpg

[ian_the_girth]

anyone been to the MSG madison square garden, before ?

[Stats]

world worst pitch...

The Haiti National Stadium..

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_america/haiti/port_prince_cator.jpg

Looks like Trenders Avenue..........

[Alexis_SUFC]

wow, look at it in the snow...

http://www.oslopinclub.org/images/vikingskipet.jpg

That looks ****ing amazing! That website is quality, I'm loving the new liverpool stadium, if that gets built it will probably be the best looking ground in the country.

[canveyshrimper]

anyone been to the MSG madison square garden, before ?

No, but I did have some in my Chinese take out last night.:D

Lords - the first day of the first test match of a new cricket season every time.

I have to agree about the Emirates, as a rule (and not having been to Wembley yet) I don't really like the new football stadia, as in the main I think they are soul less.

[Uncle Leo]

anyone been to the MSG madison square garden, before ?

Yep, to see the New York Knicks play the Milwaukee Bucks. Cracking arena, although the atmosphere was a bit muted as New York played terribly and Milwaukee had barely any fans there (away support, for understandable reasons, not really being a big thing in the USA).

[Mr. Benedict]

I was very impressed by the Melbourne Cricket Ground when I visited it a couple of years ago:

http://www.venue.org/galleryphoto/10080809321007813495MCG-night1_big.jpg

[Davros]

i'd like to spend a day here (Indionapolis)

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/indiana/indianapolis_speedway2.jpg

On the British side of racing my dad says Silverstone was a cracking day when he went there for the final round of the touring cars last season

[chaco27saf]

Wrigley Field is probably the best stadium I've ever had the opportunity to visit, nearly 100 years old and always a great atmosphere.

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/nl/wrig904.JPG

Another favorite is Folsom Field where for four straight autumns I stood watching college football (american football) at my alma mater

http://www.replayphotos.com/images/CO/xlg/CO-M-F-00010xlg.jpg

[Benji91]

American Sports Stadiums are pretty cool... Ben to Giants Stadium and Yankee's Stadium. Yankee stadium was amaxing, stands on 2 sides to hold 60,000 odd.

Soldier field in Chicago is nice too - but very exposed.

[Uncle Leo]

American Sports Stadiums are pretty cool... Ben to Giants Stadium and Yankee's Stadium. Yankee stadium was amaxing, stands on 2 sides to hold 60,000 odd.

Soldier field in Chicago is nice too - but very exposed.

As the Bears are my NFL team I've always wanted to go there, but it always looks really bloody parky!

[steveo]

world worst pitch
You obviously didnt see the Baseball Ground in the 70's