Westfalenstadion (now Signal Iduna Park), Dortmund, Germany
Architects: Planungsgruppe Drahtler (1974)
Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck (2006)
Seating capacity: 81.360
Clubs: BVB Dortumnd 09
Stadio Guiseppe Meazza (San Siro), Milan, Italy
Architects: Ulisse Stacchini and Alberto Cugini (1925)
Perlasca, Bertera (1935)
Armando Ronca et Ferruccio Calzolari (1955)
Giancarlo Ragazzi, Enrico Hoffer and Leo Finzi (1990)
Seating capacity: 80.018
Clubs: A.C. Milan, FC Internazionale Milano
Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Architects: Francesc Mitjans, Josep Soteras and Lorenzo García-Barbón
Seating capacity: 99.354
Clubs: FC Barcelona
Arena auf Schalke (now Veltins Arena), Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Architects: Hentrich, Petschnigg und Partner (2001)
Seating capacity: 62.271
Clubs: FC Schalke 04
Amsterdam Arena (now Johan Cruyff Arena), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Architects: Rob Schuurman
Seating capacity: 54.990
Clubs: Ajax Amsterdam
In the heart of the stadium
Editorial for the French Numero magazine taking a look at the heart of Europe’s most well known football clubs: The stadium.
From Italy to Spain, from the Netherlands to Germany these sports temples serve the round leather ball and its disciples. And while they all meet the same demands their architecture and atmosphere couldn’t be different.
MagazineNumero FranceIssueN° 34SubjectIn the heart of the stadium (Au cœur du stade)Chief editorJonathan WingfieldPhotographerThomas MangoldPost productionMANGOLD CGI Photography