LEARNING RESOURCES
www.wembleystadium.com provides a wealth of information relating to the stadium project.
The Learning Resource area is being developed to supply useful and informative material to assist students, teachers and parents wishing to learn more about the building of Wembley Stadium.
The three categories below provide project facts and information relating to:
Construction
Economic Benefits
General Facts & Trivia
CONSTRUCTION DATA & FACT SHEET
250,000 tonnes of concrete and steel will create the new Wembley Stadium, which is being built on the site of the old stadium.
The new Stadium is orientated exactly the same way as the old one – the centre line runs north south
PHYSICAL DETAILS
| Footprint: |
103,000 m2 |
| Bowl Volume: |
1,139,100 m3 |
| Seating: |
90,000 spectators |
| 3 Tiers: |
Lower: 34,303 |
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Middle: 16,532 |
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Upper: 39,165 |
| Arch: |
1,750 tonnes |
| Foundation piles: |
4,000 (4,500 piles in total) |
| Steel reinforcement: |
15,000 tonnes |
| Concrete: |
212,000 tonnes |
| Structural Steel: |
23,000 tonnes |
| Blockwork: |
125,000 mm2 |
| External Wall cladding: |
18,000 mm2 |
Wembley Stadium has approximately 180,000sq metres of internal floor space (just under 2 million feet)
Wembley Stadium consists of eight floor levels (including pitch, spectator and hospitality areas) along with all the support and facilities needed to make the stadium special.
CATERING OUTLETS
| 60 |
Bars (public/non-public) |
| 41 |
Food and Beverage outlets (public & non-public) |
OTHER FACILITIES
| 19 |
Programme Units |
| 15 |
Merchandise Units |
| 19 |
Parenting rooms |
| 20 |
First Aid rooms |
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SUPPORT
| 40 l/s2 supplies |
litres of water per sec (Run and standby) |
| 600m3 |
potable water (divided into 3 tanks) |
| 32MW |
Gas supply |
| 20MW |
Electricity supply |
| 380 No |
Pitch flood lights – 2 Kw |
| 2,618 |
Toilets (including urinals) |
| 1294 No |
Wash hand basins |
| 21,000 No |
Sprinkler heads |
| 10 Km |
Ductwork |
| 28 Km |
Steel tube |
| 3.5 Km |
Chrome tube |
| 24.5 Km |
Cast iron tube |
| 3.9 Km |
Galvanised tube |
| 444 Km |
Mains cable |
| 71 Km |
Cable tray |
| 1720 Km |
Small power and lighting cable |
| 80 Km |
Speaker cables |
| 36,000 No |
Luminaires |
| 5,000 No |
Pa speakers |
| 7,000 No |
Smoke/heat detectors |
| 130 Km |
Fire alarm cable |
| 500 No |
Security zones |
| 87 Km |
Security cable |
| 38 Km |
CCTV Cable |
| 108 Km |
IT Voice/Data |
| 14 Km |
Fibre Optic cable |
ARCH STATISTICS
Diameter: 7m Arch height: 133 m Height above pitch: ± 140m Span: 315 m
For more information on the Arch please click here.
ROOF MECHANISMS
Electronically controlled opening a mechanism
Moving area of the roof: 13,722m2
Area of roof opening above pitch: 11,484m2
Cables and tendons: 6228 mtrs
Area of roof: Metal Roof = 40,000 m2, Single Ply Roof = 12,000 m2
INTERNALLY
Doors (leafs): 3,488
Paint used in litres: 140,000 (Finishes)
90,000 (Steel)
Tonnes of floor finishes: 200
Pitch dimension and technology Including “run off” area:10,096m2
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