Qatar: A stadium built from containers is the center of attention for the football World Cup
The wait for the Football World Cup is about to end, the event in Qatar is unique in many ways, and the ‘Stadium 974’, built from containers for the event, is also an example.
The FIFA World Cup, which begins on Sunday, is the first to be held in any Arab country and is being played in winter for the first time.
Many things are at the center of people’s interest in this World Cup. There, the stadium 974 made of catenaries built for the matches of the event is no less than a masterpiece. Seven matches of the World Cup will be played in this stadium. Another unique thing is that this stadium is temporary, that is, after the football World Cup. The shipping containers and seats used in the stadium will be removed.
According to reports, toilets, waiting rooms and changing rooms have also been built in some of the containers. 974 shipping containers have been included in the construction of the stadium.
The 40,000-seat stadium in Doha was designed by Spanish architectural firm Fenwick Ariberan Architects.
The stadium is named after the country’s dialing code and the number of shipping containers used in its construction, 974.
This will be the first time in the history of the FIFA Football World Cup that matches will be played in temporary stadiums made of containers.
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