Construction facts

Footprint: 103,000 m2
Bowl Volume: 1,139,100 m3
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
Fibre Optic cable: 14 km
Internal floor space: approximately 180,000sq metres (just under 2 million feet)

Arch statistics
Diameter: 7m
Height: 133 m
Height above pitch: ± 140m
Span: 315 m

Roof statistics
Moving area of the roof: 13,722m2
Cables and tendons: 6228 mtrs
Area of roof: Metal Roof = 40,000 m2, Single Ply Roof = 12,000 m2
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

Litres of water per sec (Run and standby): 40 l/s2 supplies
Potable water (divided into 3 tanks): 600m3
Gas supply: 32MW
Electricity supply: 20MW
Pitch flood lights – 2 Kw: 380
Sprinkler heads: 21,000
Ductwork: 10 Km
Steel tube: 28 Km
Chrome tube: 3.5 Km
Cast iron tube: 24.5 Km
Galvanised tube: 3.9 Km
Mains cable: 444 Km
Cable tray: 71 Km
Small power and lighting cable: 1720 Km
Speaker cables: 80 Km
Security cable: 87 Km
CCTV Cable: 38 Km
IT Voice/Data: 108 Km