PGE Arena Gdansk, UEFA Euro 2012

The PGE Arena in Gdansk, formerly called Baltic Arena, is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Poland, which is being built to UEFA Euro 2012. The exterior of the stadium 'is designed to resemble the yellow has long been extracted on the Baltic coast. Construction began in 2008. Once completed in the first half of 2011, will be used primarily for football matches and will be the home stadium Lechia Gdańsk.

UEFA Euro 2012, PGE Arena Gdansk

The PGE Arena Gdansk stadium will usually be a football stadium, which means that the grass will not be issued or amended. For that reason also does not have a track athletics (running). The stadium will have dimensions of 105x68 meters, and distance is 10.5 m from the stands behind the goal, and 8.5 m from the side lines. Baltic Arena podium below the standards of FIFA and UEFA will be discussed, which hovers above center field, but will be found. Problems installing sliding roof is considered, but the idea was abandoned because of cost and limited time to complete the construction. Capacity of 44,000 spectators are standing, all sitting.

LOCATION : Gdańsk, Poland
BUILT : 2008 - 2011
OWNER : City of Gdańsk
SURFACE : Field (Grass)
CONSTRUCTION COST : 775 million PLN
ARCHITECT : RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : Bollinger+Grohmann
CAPACITY : 44,000
FIELD DIMENSIONS : 105 x 68 metres

Source Wikipedia
The remaining space is reserved for the other participants of the event (staff, etc.) and the stadium will serve the VIP grandstand seats 1500 and 50 additional seats for the disabled. For guests who are very rich there are 48 boxes behind the glass, which will be provided catering (so-called sky-boxes).
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