London Stadium
multi-purpose stadium at the London Olympic Park, England, United Kingdom
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Summary
London Stadium is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,979 views/month, #9 of 1,755).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stratford[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: rugby league venue[5], rugby union venue[6], baseball venue[7]
- Architect: Populous[8]
- Maintained by: London Stadium 185[9]
- Owned by: E20 Stadium[10]
- Manufacturer: Sir Robert McAlpine[11]
- Main building contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine[12]
- Location: London[13]
- Postal code: E20 2ST[14]
- Commons category: London Stadium[15]
- Occupant: West Ham United F.C.[16], UK Athletics[17]
- Inception: May 22, 2008[18]
- Structural engineer: Buro Happold Engineering[19]
- Sport: association football[20], rugby league[21], rugby union[22], baseball[23], athletics[24]
- Surface played on: Desso GrassMaster[25], Mondotrack[26]
- Significant event: 2012 Summer Olympics[27], A Big Piece of Garbage[28], 2015 Rugby World Cup[29], 2017 World Championships in Athletics[30], 2017 World Para Athletics Championships[31]
- Official website: https://www.london-stadium.com/[32]
- Maximum capacity: 62,500[33]
- Date of official opening: May 6, 2012[34]
- Native label: London Stadium[35]
- Capital cost: 486,000,000 pounds sterling[36]
- Street address: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, UK E20 2ST[37]
- Associated electoral district: Stratford and Bow[38]
- Historic county: Essex[39]
Why It Matters
London Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]