By tallest I mean the height difference between pitch level and the heighest seat/standing room, so forget things like the new Wembley arch or the Montreal tower.

Hard to find much info but I'd guess likely candidates could be..

San Siro - Can't find the stand heights but wiki has the roof at 60 meters.
Wembley - Roof at 52 meters although its closer to the top of the stands
Old Trafford - Seem to remember someone here saying the north stand roof was 55 meters and again its very close to the seats.
Nou Camp - High capacity, steep stands and one side larger than the other.
Bernabeu - Incredibley steep stands
Kyle Field - Very high capacity(no idea how much of it is benchs though) with an open endzone.

Atatürk olimpiyat main stand is ~45m
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2743/atatrkolimpiyat37jb.jpg

I think Allianz Arena is 38m an nou camp 52m

Kyle Field in Texas always looked high to me but I'm not sure how tall it actually is.

http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/facilities/images2004/full/kylefield.jpg

Another USA stadium, this one at Ohio State University has a height of 183 feet (56 meters) to the white press box area on the left.

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/osu/trads/images/ohio-stadium2.jpg

Old Traffords North stand is 200 foot high around 60 meters to the roof.

BTW
Atatürk olimpiyat is ~45m to the highest seat

According to the FC Barcelona official website the Nou Camp's maximum stand height is 48m ( http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/historia/historia/campnou1.shtml )

... A bit surprised as I thought it would be more than Old Trafford or for that matter the new Wembley as capacity is approx 100,000 for Nou camp (mind you the stands are still fairly high!!). Ofcourse must bear in mind there is no roof on the higher stand at the Nou Camp - which normally adds around another 10m or so to the total heght. I guess the steep tiers/stands and the fact that the stands are not hiiden by a roof give an illusion of it being a lot higher and bigger than it is. However, it still one of the great football stadiums.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/catalonia/barcelona_camp_nou1.jpg

From the outside of the stadium, it has to be the San Siro.

According to the FC Barcelona official website the Nou Camp's maximum stand height is 48m ( http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/historia/historia/campnou1.shtml )

... A bit surprised as I thought it would be more than Old Trafford or for that matter the new Wembley as capacity is approx 100,000 for Nou camp (mind you the stands are still fairly high!!). Ofcourse must bear in mind there is no roof on the higher stand at the Nou Camp - which normally adds around another 10m or so to the total heght. I guess the steep tiers/stands and the fact that the stands are not hiiden by a roof give an illusion of it being a lot higher and bigger than it is. However, it still one of the great football stadiums.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/catalonia/barcelona_camp_nou1.jpg


but is the measurement from pitch level or outside ground level? a lot of stadiums have the pitch well below ground level and so look much higher in the inside than they do from the outside (the new Wembley for example).

Bernabéu 54,90 meters.
I don't know but I don't think that Old Trafford is higher.




You have more info here:

http://www.lamela.com EXTENSION OF FOOTBALL STADIUM REAL MADRID (1988) and FAÇADE AND INTERIOR DESIGN BERNABEU STADIUM (2002); technical specifications, report, publications and pics.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=6454963&postcount=72

http://www.lamela.com/DEPOT/fotos/0356_-_tpr_-_04%20Alzado%20estado%20reformado.jpg

Bernabéu 54,90 meters.
I don't know but I don't think that Old Trafford is higher.


I think that OT is higher than most. Don't forget the roof hides almost all of the 3rd tier of the North stand.

The Bernabeu is probably the most intimidating stadium I can imagine from it's design. The way the tiers ate stacked up in an almost verticcal fashion makes it look taller than it really is. When I went the first time I remember thinking that the stands looked almost like a sheer wall.

I'd love to get to a Real v Barca game there one day.

http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/northstandinterior.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Nilufar/Man%20United%20-%20Old%20Trafford/Old20Trafford.jpg

http://people.jyu.fi/~tajajuol/images2/manu14.jpg

http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/northstandinterior.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Nilufar/Man%20United%20-%20Old%20Trafford/Old20Trafford.jpg

http://people.jyu.fi/~tajajuol/images2/manu14.jpg

God I love that place

Reliant is 80.77 metres from pitch to roof -

http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/houston/images/reliantrightendzone.jpg

http://www.soulofamerica.com/images/photostx/houston/ReliantStadium.jpg


San Siro must be some height from the outside -

http://www.raphaelk.co.uk/web%20pics/Italy/first/San%20Siro.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Sansiro188.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/PAOLO009.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Sansirbici.JPG/450px-Sansirbici.JPG


May Day stadium reaches a height of 60.05m

http://www.fussballtempel.net/afc/PRK/Mayday.jpg

Now that's a tifo -

http://www.yunkai.de/stories/northkorea/page5/massgames8.gif

http://www.yunkai.de/stories/northkorea/page5/massgames1.jpg

http://www.yunkai.de/stories/northkorea/page5/massgames16.jpg

Reliant is 80.77 metres from pitch to roof.

San Siro must be some height from the outside

Thats a pretty tall roof though, espeically if you measure from the top(which is why "roof" measurements are a little inacurate IMHO).

I can't find the souce now but I seem remeber reading that the four main towers of the San Siro were 68 meters tall to the very top so I spose you could measure a pic for what percent makes up the stand and get a figure.

http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/northstandinterior.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Nilufar/Man%20United%20-%20Old%20Trafford/Old20Trafford.jpg

http://people.jyu.fi/~tajajuol/images2/manu14.jpg
Also you should all know this. The Old Trafford pitch is around 7 meters lower than the out side ground level. So where the first entries are, thats about ground level.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/Hornet/theanthemsm.jpg

According to the official website, Sydney's Telstra Stadium is 58 meters above ground level (approx. 14 storeys) at it's highest point and since the roof slopes down ala Old Trafford, then I assume the highest seat isn't too far from that figure. Definitely the highest in Australia.

Went to a match at San Siro in Milan and I thought that was tall. Then they built the new "Smokers Stand" at the MCG which is far larger.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/Hornet/theanthemsm.jpg

That design is very similar to North Harbour Stadium:

http://www.lions-tour.com/images/trainingimages/northharbourstadium_opensession.jpg

The cricket commentators said it was the MCG

Rogers Centre in Toronto is 310 feet (94 metres) from the field to the roof.

http://www.seatdata.com/images/venue_skydome/samples/sample.jpg

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/pscoelho/vgatv/images/SKYDOME.JPG

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/sky710.jpg

A quick search on Skyscraperpage (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?15796252) I found a comparison between Wembley (new), Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sky Dome and Telstra Stadium.

I couldn't find the rest . . . maybe someone else can?

Old Trafford's North Stand is 60m from the roof to the groundlevel(outside), but as Andysimo's said, the pitch level is lower, by a few metres. I guess you could knock off a few metres for the scaffolding, so it'd be around 60m to the top of the stands, ie back of the stands//highest view point/seating.

According to the FC Barcelona official website the Nou Camp's maximum stand height is 48m ( http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/historia/historia/campnou1.shtml )

... A bit surprised as I thought it would be more than Old Trafford or for that matter the new Wembley as capacity is approx 100,000 for Nou camp (mind you the stands are still fairly high!!). Ofcourse must bear in mind there is no roof on the higher stand at the Nou Camp - which normally adds around another 10m or so to the total heght. I guess the steep tiers/stands and the fact that the stands are not hiiden by a roof give an illusion of it being a lot higher and bigger than it is. However, it still one of the great football stadiums.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/catalonia/barcelona_camp_nou1.jpg


The biggest side of the Nou Camp has a wider span, I think. By is I mean the stand goes back more. . . and is less steep than the North Stand at Old Trafford. Also the pitch at the Camp Nou isn't as close to the stand as the one at Old Trafford, which could also explain the extra seat. Old Trafford would have a capacity of around 105,000 if it was three tier the whole way round, Nou Camp probably 110,000. Love the Nou Camp, surely still one of the best.

The steeper the stand, the less seats you can yet into the stand, look at the University of Michigan stadium at Ann Arbor, shallow but huge.

If Old Trafford was three tier all the whole way round, it would have a capacity of roughly 2*26000 + 2*17500 + 4*4000 = 103000.

Nou Camp would be more like 115000 if it had the same size of three tiers all the way around.

This link (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?15803847) shows a handful of stadiums in comparison.

I don't think you can include the arch at Wembley. If you do, then you would have to include the spires at Toyota Stadium (91m) and the tower at Montreal Olympic Stadium (170m), etc.

I think the tallest stand should be the height from the pitch to the highest seat.


http://www.pro-music-news.com/html/arch/50928ma2.jpg

http://olympics.ballparks.com/1976Montreal/aerial.jpg

I think the first post specified it was seat to pitch distance. Which is fair enough to me. Some people seem to have gotten a little off-track.

Of course the comparison pictures often fail to take into the fact that pitches are often 5-10M below ground level. My impression of Camp Nou was that it's more sunken than most.

I think the first post specified it was seat to pitch distance. Which is fair enough to me. Some people seem to have gotten a little off-track.

Of course the comparison pictures often fail to take into the fact that pitches are often 5-10M below ground level. My impression of Camp Nou was that it's more sunken than most.


and the Amsterdam pitch is 5-10m ABOVE ground level. It looks far bigger than 50000 from the outside because of this. It's the only stadium I have visited that is like this. There is a main road and car parks beneath the pitch.

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/pictures/amsterdam_arena/amsterdam_arena1.jpg

http://www.stadiumguide.com/arena7.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/oherchen/amsterdam.gif

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/niederlande/amsterdam_arena/430.jpg

http://images.world66.com/amsterdam_arena_galleryfull

I always thought it was the MCG Great southern stand.

Had to post this. Whilst looking for pics I found this amusing photo -


http://www.queerschlag.de/images/presseinformation/gg01.jpg


OOOOooooHHHHHHHH.......MINCE

Whats so amusing?

I don't think you can include the arch at Wembley. If you do, then you would have to include the spires at Toyota Stadium (91m) and the tower at Montreal Olympic Stadium (170m), etc.

I think the tallest stand should be the height from the pitch to the highest seat.

totally agree.

Had to post this. Whilst looking for pics I found this amusing photo -


http://www.queerschlag.de/images/presseinformation/gg01.jpg


OOOOooooHHHHHHHH.......MINCE

Did you enjoy your visit or were you just curious?

Don't knock it until you've tried it!!

I don't think you can include the arch at Wembley. If you do, then you would have to include the spires at Toyota Stadium (91m) and the tower at Montreal Olympic Stadium (170m), etc.

I think the tallest stand should be the height from the pitch to the highest seat.


http://www.pro-music-news.com/html/arch/50928ma2.jpg

http://olympics.ballparks.com/1976Montreal/aerial.jpg

The arch holds up the roof at Wembley while the tower at the olympic stadium does nothing, it used to but because of huge mechanical problems they built a fixed roof back in 1998.

The arch holds up the roof at Wembley while the tower at the olympic stadium does nothing, it used to but because of huge mechanical problems they built a fixed roof back in 1998.

It still does hold up the roof its just it no longer has the ability to retract.

It still does hold up the roof its just it no longer has the ability to retract.

and it's still part of the stadiums original design.

Let's be honest - the tallest stand is the one with the highest vertical height from the pitch to the highest seat. Now let's see who the winner is?

yeah
we need the the numbers for pitch-highest seat
normally roof is 10-20m higher

http://www.fcbforum.ch/attachment.php?attachmentid=4234&d=1138979048

That big stadium in Tehran always looks pretty high.

http://www.fcbforum.ch/attachment.php?attachmentid=4234&d=1138979048

The San Siro looks a little strange in that, the big overhanging tier is 1/3rd of the way up not 2/3rds.

amazing

The San Siro looks a little strange in that, the big overhanging tier is 1/3rd of the way up not 2/3rds.
yes
and it loooks like, san siro has got 3 "real" tiers

I would be affraid for sitting on stands at such heights. What if you tumble donw!!

yes
and it loooks like, san siro has got 3 "real" tiers

The 3rd tier that covers 3/4 of the ground is pretty much a direct continuation of the 2nd though not as that diagram shows a seperate structure overhanging it.

http://www.globalstadia.com/campo_sansiro2.jpg

As for the Nou Camp it is definately sunk into the ground as it originally had an athletics track around the pitch.

^^^
yes, i wanted to say the same thing :D

If they can get something like that wrong it has me doubting the rest of the info.

San Siro does look the tallest from pitch to seat though.

yes
i thought the same think
But the othre stadiums look ok

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/milano_meazza.shtml

I love the San Siro and would love to go there. The design is beautiful and is quintessentialy eighties (in a good sense) its always reminded me of Mario Botta's work for some reason

I've often wondered how high the upper deck at DKR is. It doesn't get its due as being tall because that end sits in a valley, but its pretty intimidating to look at from down in that valley

http://www.collegegridirons.com/big12/images/royalmemorial150.jpg

This stand in Dortmund is a huge stand. It's only one ring.

http://physos.net/~physos/images/blog_images/bvb09_1.jpg

http://mx.geocities.com/gambetita_celeste/1999/10estadioazteca.jpg

Quite tall

Do you know the excact heuight of any stadium?Plase write here as more as you know i am really interested. :)

Athens Olympic Stadium(roof):72m
Wembley Stadium(arch):133m

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?17787672

it's missing quite alot of stadiums, but it gives the stats.

There are only three pages of stadiums...

NO! Not again... we had that kind of discussion in one of those Wembley-threads...
I guess it was that Wembley vs. Allianz Arena crap.

The Olympic Stadium in Montreal is probably the highest, because of the tower-contruction that holds the roof - quite the same functionality as Wembley's arch, which isn't as tall, though. (133m)

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/canada/quebec/montreal_olympic1.jpg

Tower 170 m
From pitch to roof 52 m

Wembley's roof rises 52 m above the pitch, too.
I think there are several stadiums in the same categorie.
San Siro, Azteca etc.

However, that discussion is a bit useless.
1. We don't have exact figures of all stadiums.
2. It's depending on what you consider to be a part of a stadium. (Towers? Archs?)
3. It's depending on what you want to measure. Overall structure? Roof-to-pitch height? Highest seating row?

These daft archs/towers don't count. The highest will be the greatest vertical height from pitch level to the height of the highest seat!

http://www.skylinepictures.com/Toronto_Skydome_to4_large.jpg

:tiasd:

I think its Bristol Motor Speedway its The same hieght of a 12 storie building

The CN tower isn't attached to the Skydome. But the Skydome is still very very tall itself.

The CN tower isn't attached to the Skydome. But the Skydome is still very very tall itself.

I know. It was just a joke.

the MCG has the tallest light towers.

Olympic stadium in Montreal is tallest!!

San Siro in Milan have 11 towers of 60 meters; the roof is at more than 74 meters.

sydney's highest stadium is Olympic statdium @ Homebush. roof=58m.
sydney cricket ground light towers=75m. melbournes MCG light towers ranged from 72-78m. Brisbane cricketlights reach 80m high.

SCG
http://www.blscc.ndo.co.uk/images/The%20SCG%20from%20the%20Walters%20Stand.JPG

i think that arches, lights and other stuffs are out of the question.
the top is only the roof.

of course.just stating facts.love light towers.

The san Siro is the highest roof I cant think of at the moment.

68.5m meters apparently.

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_UEFA.jpeg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro2.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_A2.jpg

http://www.corriere.it/speciali/gallerie/2003/giugno/theboss/galleria/jpg/image10.jpg

Quite impressive and...old

The san Siro is the highest roof I cant think of at the moment.

68.5m meters apparently.

That's the height of the towers. I guess the roof could be at 55m.
Hard to say.

Skydome's roof is about 85m/290ft.

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jocecory/Skydome_II.jpg

We aren't talking about some light pole or tower either, this is a huge moving roof.

How tall is St. James Park? I know it isn't the tallest but was just wondering what the hieght is.

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ENG/St_James_Park_A.jpg

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/newcast11.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/england/north_east/newcastle_st_james_park2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/St_James'_Park.jpg/300px-St_James'_Park.jpg

What is the tallest stadium in the world, I am ure that there are a bunch of tall ones.

What is the tallest stadium in the world, I am ure that there are a bunch of tall ones.

are we counting from highest roof point or are we counting the lights as well?

do you know both?

It might be Skydome.

do you know both?

um.....no

Where would you go to find out? The Stadiums official site?

Its probably Wembley Stadium In London where the arch tops out at 436.35 feet and is visible from 13 miles away.

Rogers Stadium (formerly SkyDome) is 310 feet

Minute Maid Ball Park in Houston is 242 feet

Just searched google....ya, its Wembley.

can you find the stadium with the highest seats from the playing field

It seems the San Siro and the Santiago Bernabeu are pretty tall.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/San_Siro3.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Estadio_Santiago_Bernabeu_-_vista_exterior.jpg/800px-Estadio_Santiago_Bernabeu_-_vista_exterior.jpg

True, but the tallest is very likely the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
http://www.usageorge.com/Wallpapers/Montreal-Olympic-Stadium.jpg
(The tower is considered part of the stadium's height)

from highest seat to arena floor might well be Salt Lake Stadium in India.

The MCG in Melbourne is bigger than San Siro in height I believe.

The Moscow Olympic Stadium, Luzhniki might be taller than both with it's new roof.

Tower's are not part of the stadium. Ridiculous.

The MCG in Melbourne is bigger than San Siro in height I believe.

The Moscow Olympic Stadium, Luzhniki might be taller than both with it's new roof.

Tower's are not part of the stadium. Ridiculous.

It's not ridiculous. The tower serves the stadium's unsuccessful retractable roof.

http://home.iprimus.com.au/dantm/stad/xsection1.JPG
telstra stadium is taller than the mcg. i suspect its seats could be one of the highest in the world

I agree, the Tower doesn't serve a propose for the inside of the venue. and the Federation that declares "Worlds Tallest" named Wembley.

Bollocks! It serves the same purpose as Wembley's arch.

Bollocks! It serves the same purpose as Wembley's arch.

what? Wembleys Arch supports the roof, that tower...is just there.

Emporis says this is the worlds largest in seats, hight, and all around size

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=newwembleystadium-london-unitedkingdom

tower holds and retracts the retractable roof

what roof? I have never seen this stadium with a retracted roof, also that tower is considered an office building and not a purposeful part of the stadium!

what roof? I have never seen this stadium with a retracted roof!

That's because it doesn't work :)

what roof? I have never seen this stadium with a retracted roof!

ZOMFG!

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/DOMES/TIMELN/montreal/mont-03.jpg

well if it doesn't work...than i dont count it as a functioning part of the stadium.

well if it doesn't work...than i dont count it as a functioning part of the stadium.

I guess if you don't count it then it's official?:nuts:

The roof was not completed/installed until the tower/support structure was completed. So in MY opinion the tower is part of the roof structure.

So it counts!:bash:

I saw one of those Discovery Channel shows about the stadium. The tower holds that part of the roof up.

I thought it was Nou Camp?

It will be higher after the expansion :D

The Globe arena in Stockholm must be the higest indoor arena atleast, its 85m tall :)

http://metropotam.ro/Locuri/2007/05/art4038254404-Sa-ne-cunoastem-vecinii-Suedia/globe_arena.jpg

I thought it was Nou Camp?

It will be higher after the expansion :D

that's the conclusion that was reached the last time this thread was made.

Montreal

http://boldts.net/photos/Montreal-Olympic-Stadium.jpeg

http://www.europahotelmtl.com/images/attractions/olympic.jpg

http://www.livesoccertv.com/world-cup-u-20/2007/images/venues/olympic-stadium-montreal.jpg

that's the conclusion that was reached the last time this thread was made.
lol :D
I think it was something around 45m?!?!

I don't know about the exact height but sitting in the 500 level of SkyDome (now known as Rogers Centre) can be a scary experience. Not only is it usually filled with drunk buffoons looking for a fight but it is also extremely high off the ground level. Good thing they have railings in front of every row in that level. I would honestly feel very unsafe otherwise.

Just looked at the section plan of the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul. Compared to the Haghia Sophia Dome (hich is also in the pic) highest seast must be around 45m!!°! ??

The top of the roof at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium will be 292 ft.

An assortment of stadium renders from Skyscraper page for comparison...

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?33771061

The top of the roof at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium will be 292 ft.

so after the new stadium is completed, it will be the 4th tallest by the chart at skyscraperpage.com

so after the new stadium is completed, it will be the 4th tallest by the chart at skyscraperpage.com
Not every stadium is featured on that chart.

It's just the ones I found with a render . . . there were many I couldn't find.

OAKA is pretty tall too.

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks40.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks37.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks38.jpg

pics from stadia.gr

wow, thats an interesting idea for a stadium us. cool.

I thought it was Nou Camp?

It will be higher after the expansion :D

The seats won't be as its the smaller side thats being expanded but yeah that would be my guess for the highests seats from pitch level.

Amsterdam Arena:
Now 75 meters in height with 51.000 seats. They will let it grow with a third ring (what brings it to at least 75.000 seats) on top what makes it even higher. The plans are very fresh, so it's not really clear how it will look like in that situation.

http://www.jlgrealestate.com/images/paginas/3425_ajax%20kleuren.jpg

http://www.ateliercieraad.nl/wiebepress/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/arena1.jpg

The top of the roof at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium will be 292 ft.

Amsterdam Arena:
Now 75 meters in height with 51.000 seats. They will let it grow with a third ring (what brings it to at least 75.000 seats) on top what makes it even higher. The plans are very fresh, so it's not really clear how it will look like in that situation.

http://www.jlgrealestate.com/images/paginas/3425_ajax%20kleuren.jpg

http://www.ateliercieraad.nl/wiebepress/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/arena1.jpg

now thats a space ship

The roof will not work or will need to be replace if they add a teir to the Amsterdam area? Plus did they not build the roof before the stands of that stadium? What about the Rungnado May Day Stadium in North Korea its capacity is 150 000 it must be very high.

now thats a space ship

Totally agree with that. As an Ajacoid I've bin there many times. But every time I look at it I wonder... when it is going back where it came from...
From the outside it is one of the most ugly stadiums I've seen. But yeah, we use is as a stadium since 1996, so I guess it counts in this topic.

CSKA Moscow Footbal Stadium.

http://www.cska-football.ru/img/photo/3649.jpeg

Aztecá Stadium in Mexico

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Azteca_008.gif/800px-Azteca_008.gif

Aztecá Stadium in Mexico

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Azteca_008.gif/800px-Azteca_008.gif

love the razor wire

The seats won't be as its the smaller side thats being expanded but yeah that would be my guess for the highests seats from pitch level.

The 3rd tier of the big stand has got 32-33 rows
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6602/tribunaesttw9.jpg
After the expansion it will have 45 rows
http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/4195_6.jpg?49,25174

So they will add at every stands some rows

that is really coool i liek that

I am just curious, does anyone know how high the seats at the top of DKR Texas Memorial Stadium are from the field? I sat about fifteen rows from the top of the upper deck for a game this year, and I felt like I had to be on the constant lookout for errant airplanes. I can't find the height, but I do know that the lower level is 85 rows on the sideline and the upper deck is 55 rows.
http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/image_lib/stadium_121806_530.jpg

Taken from the highest row of the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul (Main stand)

1st tier 32 rows
2md tier 31 rows
3rd tier 41 rows

So Total 104th row

http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/40365/2000775756231364477_rs.jpg


http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/41002/2000744068922438771_rs.jpg

<yawn> Every time this subject gets raised, the general consensus arrives at the contention that the correct definition of tallest/highest should be the measurement from field level to the elevation of the highest seating row. The lack of universal data for each contending stadium then renders the rest of the debate as a contest in speculation.

For what it's worth, I'd be interested to get a good reliable comparison between:

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
DKR Stadium, Austin
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Old Trafford, Manchester
Wembley, London
San Siro, Milan
Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Anyone?

<yawn> Every time this subject gets raised, the general consensus arrives at the contention that the correct definition of tallest/highest should be the measurement from field level to the elevation of the highest seating row. The lack of universal data for each contending stadium then renders the rest of the debate as a contest in speculation.


^^This is certainly the best definition for a stadium high.

<yawn> Every time this subject gets raised, the general consensus arrives at the contention that the correct definition of tallest/highest should be the measurement from field level to the elevation of the highest seating row. The lack of universal data for each contending stadium then renders the rest of the debate as a contest in speculation.

For what it's worth, I'd be interested to get a good reliable comparison between:

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
DKR Stadium, Austin
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Old Trafford, Manchester
Wembley, London
San Siro, Milan
Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Anyone?

Might wanna add Rogers Centre and Melbourne Cricket Ground as well. Also, Reliant Stadium in Houston looks extremely steep as well.

It's already been established that the highest seating row at the MCG is much lower than the highest at Telstra Stadium.

Might wanna add Rogers Centre and Melbourne Cricket Ground as well. Also, Reliant Stadium in Houston looks extremely steep as well.

There are higher seat though. Like the one's in the section with the green entrance/exit corridor.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Skydome_Rogers_Center_Toronto_Canada.jpg

The top of the roof at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium will be 292 ft.

Is that from ground to roof or field to roof?

OK, thanks to the section plans and sketchup i measured this ones.
Are not official and 100% correct

~ :D

-Atatürk Olimpiyat ~ 50m
-Beijing Olympic stadium ~51m
-Bukit Jalil ~47m
-Allinaz Arena ~40m
-Wembley ~46m
-New Cowboys stadium ~57m
-"New" Camp Nou ~56m
-Bernabau ~48m
-Stadium Australia ~46m
-MCG ~34m
-Cape Town ~44m

It's not ridiculous. The tower serves the stadium's unsuccessful retractable roof.

This post is to dry!:lol::lol::lol:

I thought it humorous as well

Does anyone know what stadium has (or had) the highest seats from the playing field? This question is prompted by my impressions of the new Cowboys and Jets/Giants stadiums. The top rows of the uppermost decks seem higher than I've ever seen in a stadium before. Not having the official stats, I can't confirm this--just what it seems in the renderings I've seen.

Anyway, I'm just curious of what stadium actually holds the "record" of the highest seats in vertical distance from the field, and exactly how high are they.

good questions.

good questions.

I thought so. :lol: Now let's hope we get some good answers.

I saw a photo of the never-completed 400,000 capacity stadium in Germany, and that one completed section might have been higher than anything I've seen, but since it never got completed, it doesn't count. :nuts:

Yep, the new Dallas Stadium will be close, but the bowls are made in a way to allow them to overlap and over hang to bring the upper levels closer to the field.

new texas stadium
camp nou development
wembly
telstra stadium
old trafford
estadio azteca
san siro
estadio santiago bernabeu
along with some of the big collge football grounds in the usa they're stadiums which would be among the highest

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=570843&page=3

Türk Telekom Arena:
(Main) West and East stand: 36,07m (total 67 rows)

North and South stand: 34,93m (total 65 rows)

<yawn> Every time this subject gets raised, the general consensus arrives at the contention that the correct definition of tallest/highest should be the measurement from field level to the elevation of the highest seating row. The lack of universal data for each contending stadium then renders the rest of the debate as a contest in speculation.

For what it's worth, I'd be interested to get a good reliable comparison between:

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
DKR Stadium, Austin
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Old Trafford, Manchester
Wembley, London
San Siro, Milan
Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Anyone?

DKR is 223 ft tall to the highest seats on the west upper deck (pictured below). After you add 12 ft for the field that was lowered in 1999, we have seats that are 235 ft (~71.6 m) above the field.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/hornsnguyen/DKR/utvmizzou08-148o.jpg

Wow, that would be the highest we know

Any pics form the highest row?

Or Section plans :D


Are not official and 100% correct

~

-Atatürk Olimpiyat ~ 50m
-Beijing Olympic stadium ~51m
-Bukit Jalil ~47m
-Allinaz Arena ~40m
-Wembley ~46m
-New Cowboys stadium ~57m
-"New" Camp Nou ~56m
-Bernabau ~48m
-Stadium Australia ~46m
-MCG ~34m
-Cape Town ~44m

what about old trafford? how tall is that?

The west side upper deck was completed in 1969, so alas I haven't found any section plans. Below are some views from the upper deck. I haven't found definitive pictures from the top row, but still relatively high up.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2812235519_0b3dca9067_b.jpg

Pre-North Endzone Renovation View
http://www.lhab.net/photos/lhb/UAvsUT_09-13-2003/P1010001.JPG

Nou Camp looks higher?
Although its "just" 48m

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2910658704_ffa4cfbfdc_b.jpg
http://www2.svenskafans.com/barcelona/bildarkivet/AntonNilsson/campnou2.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slemerick/1276128459/sizes/o/

http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/41002/2000744068922438771_rs.jpg

I think it damn big load of money loss if you don't get you're tickets there in the upper tiers...

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/norway/oslo_holmenkollen1.jpg
we have a winner

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks37.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks38.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks40.jpg

www.stadia.gr (http://www.stadia.gr)

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4168/100v.jpg

Has anyone considered croke park in Dublin? i dunno how tall it is but it has to be a contender?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2551128109_23d9f76855.jpg?v=0

http://www.irish-architecture.com/tesserae/000020/croke8_lge.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/1287035541_d12a67b766.jpg?v=0

Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA home of the Penn State Nittany Lions I always thought West Stand was pretty high

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Big10/PennState/aerial.jpg
http://live.psu.edu/slnoflash2/userpics/10003/normal_IMG_5116091707_copy.jpg
http://live.psu.edu/slnoflash2/userpics/10003/normal_stadium_lights1.jpg

Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA home of the Penn State Nittany Lions I always thought West Stand was pretty high

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/Big10/PennState/aerial.jpg
http://live.psu.edu/slnoflash2/userpics/10003/normal_IMG_5116091707_copy.jpg
http://live.psu.edu/slnoflash2/userpics/10003/normal_stadium_lights1.jpg

its quite big but in terms of height i highly doubt its a contender, the angle of the stand is quite low giving it lenght rather than height

its quite big but in terms of height i highly doubt its a contender, the angle of the stand is quite low giving it lenght rather than height

Trust me, its pretty big.

^^ Biggest stadium in USA, in terms of seat capacity. 107,282 :cheers:

Attendance record - 110,753 Sept. 14, 2002 :uh:

The requirement for this is the vertical distance from the top of the stand to the level of the field

Cowboys Satdium. Last (highest) row
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pasant/4481577286/sizes/l/in/faves-47437788@N02/

ANZ Stadium(Ex Telstra),Sydney would have to be up there to have the highest seats.Here is a comparison with the 100,000 seat MCG.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/446/xsection1.jpg

ANZ Stadium(Ex Telstra),Sydney would have to be up there to have the highest seats.Here is a comparison with the 100,000 seat MCG.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/446/xsection1.jpg

ANZ stadium has 12m highest seats and 20,000 less seats compare to MCG :nuts:

IMO the highest are in the USA.
We just do not have the numbers

Yeah, I'd be a little shocked if any stands are higher than DKR's west stand, if it really is twice the height of the Melbourne Cricket Ground thats is just ridiculous.

DKR looks even larger from outside the West stand since the field is probably a good 20-30 above street level on that side.

But I think Cowboys Stadium may be taller. I've been at the top of both and Cowboys Stadium is literally ridiculous how high it is.

http://www.anygame-anywhere.com/andrew/uploaded_images/P1030038-755694.JPG



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most stadiums here have no numbers at all.

well, this is not the highest, but this one HAS the numbers... Grêmio Arena (u/c)

the highest seat is 37 meters, but then, after the highest seat, you have cabins that make total height reach 41 meters

ps: click on the zoom icon to see in much bigger size, where you can read the numbers
https://picasaweb.google.com/adroir/20052011#5608846439658338514

the roof reaches 49,8 meters, and the maximum height of the structure, which includes the trussers that hold the roof, reach 60 meters.
https://picasaweb.google.com/adroir/Planta01Arena#5608468787982465586

The arch holds up the roof at Wembley while the tower at the olympic stadium does nothing, it used to but because of huge mechanical problems they built a fixed roof back in 1998.[/QUOTE]


there are cables from the tower to the roof that supports it a tiny bit