Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal
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btrodrigues
N 38° 45.177 W 009° 11.283
29S E 483659 N 4289378
Once one of the biggest stadiums in the world, capable of holding 120000 people.
Waymark Code: WMCMAW
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/20/2011
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Estádio da Luz is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It has been used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of S.L. Benfica. The stadium was able to hold, circa 1991, a maximum of 120,000 people (being one of the largest in the world) and opened originally on 1 December 1954.
In 1999, Portugal was selected as the host of the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship. After many false starts, Benfica presented a proposal for re-building their stadium in order to enable it to become the main venue for that championship. A new stadium capable of holding a maximum of 65400 people was planned. Demolition started in 2002 so the current Estádio da Luz could be built.
Source: Wikipedia
Year photo was taken: 1954
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