Arsenal Stadium
former football stadium in Highbury, North London, England
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Summary
Arsenal Stadium is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,039 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London Borough of Islington[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: defunct sports venue[5]
- Architect: Archibald Leitch[6], Claude Ferrier[7]
- Owned by: Arsenal Holdings plc[8]
- Operator: Arsenal F.C.[9]
- Architectural style: Art Deco[10]
- Structure replaced by: Highbury Square[11]
- Location: Highbury[12]
- Commons category: Highbury stadium[13]
- Occupant: Arsenal F.C.[14]
- Has part(s): East Stand at Highbury Stadium[15]
- Inception: 1913[16]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2006[17]
- Sport: association football[18]
- Surface played on: lawn[19]
- Significant event: construction[20], first match[21], renovation[22], closure[23], demolition[24]
- Maximum capacity: 38,419[25]
- Date of official opening: September 6, 1913[26]
- Different from: Highbury[27]
- Date of official closure: May 7, 2006[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Architourist Guide[29]
- State of conservation: demolished or destroyed[30]
- Associated electoral district: Islington North[31]
- Historic county: Middlesex[32]
Why It Matters
Arsenal Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]