Munich
Stadium - Allianz Arena
Stadion München - Allianz Arena (new) - 66,000 capacity.
After
the planned reconstruction of Munich's Olympic Stadium was
rejected, a new football-specific stadium designed by Swiss
architects Herzog and de Meuron will be built in the northern
Fröttmaning area of the city.
The futuristic design features a smooth transparent shell
- made up of hundreds of inflatable cushions - acting as
a projection surface to cover the stadium in waves of different
colors.
All 66,000 seats will be covered and the estimated cost
of 280 million Euros makes the stadium the most expensive
of the 2006 World Cup.
In a
deal worth 90 million Euros the insurance company Allianz
is set to keep its name on the stadium for 15 years until
2021. The projected completion date is the summer of 2005.
The 2006 World Cup opening match will be held at the stadium
and the World Cup media centre based here.
Getting
to Stadion München
The new stadium will be the home ground of rivals TSV 1860
München and FC Bayern München, who now play their
home games in the aging and somewhat atmosphere-lacking
Olympicstadion.
Different coloured lights can turn the walls red (Bayern)
or blue (1860) depending on which team is playing.
Train: Access from the Fröttmaning underground station.
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