1. The lighting facade of the stadium is the largest display of LED in Europe. It has 100,000 individual LEDs. These LEDs light up in different colors, all depending on who is playing.
2. A unique aspect inside the stadium is the hydraulic entrance to the field. Once players are lined up and ready to jump out on the field, a hydraulic system lifts a section of turf beside the field and forms a tunnel. This is a unique design that is not seen in many stadiums worldwide.
3. The seating was designed and angled so that all seats are close to the playing field. To give spectators a better view of ongoing games, all seats are angled so that they are adjacent to the field.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Personal Experience
The Allianz Arena is truly a monumental stadium. Upon arriving in Munich, one of the first things that I saw, was the arena. It was not lit up, but the modern design made it truly stand out.
When I visited the arena a few days later, the architectural masterpiece astonished me further. I had visited many stadiums before, but none like this one. The EFTE-foil air panels was something that I had never seen in a building. When I arrived, the panels were white. After a while the stadium slowly lit up and glowed in bright red, the color of the home team's jersey. After seeing this, I felt the emotion and excitement in all spectators rise. Tens of thousands of Bayern Munich fans flooded the entrances, and made their way to their seats. Once inside, I realized of the immense size of the stadium, which seats approximately 75,000 people.
When I visited the arena a few days later, the architectural masterpiece astonished me further. I had visited many stadiums before, but none like this one. The EFTE-foil air panels was something that I had never seen in a building. When I arrived, the panels were white. After a while the stadium slowly lit up and glowed in bright red, the color of the home team's jersey. After seeing this, I felt the emotion and excitement in all spectators rise. Tens of thousands of Bayern Munich fans flooded the entrances, and made their way to their seats. Once inside, I realized of the immense size of the stadium, which seats approximately 75,000 people.
Through my friend's eyes...
"The Allianz Arena is a very beautiful and unique building. The immensity and uniqueness of the stadium truly impressed me. From an engineering viewpoint, the design looks very complex and complicated, which is an element that makes the stadium stand out."
Herzog & de Meuron on The Allianz Arena
"...As in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, spectators sit right next to where the action takes place."
http://www.herzogdemeuron.com/index/projects/complete-works/201-225/205-allianz-arena.html
Print Sources
Mack, Gerhard. "No. 205: Allianz Arena." Herzog De Meuron 1997-2001: The Complete Works, Volume 4. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2009. N. pag. Print.
Vogt, Günther, and Olafur Eliasson. Miniature and Panorama: Vogt Landscape Architects: Projects 2000-2006. Baden: Lars Müller, 2006. Print.
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