Cape Town Stadium, Multi-purpose sports venue in Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Stadium is a football and rugby union stadium in Green Point, Cape Town, built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It has a flat, white, lattice-like roof ring spanning the full circumference above steep tiers of seating, and a rectangular grass pitch with white markings and two goals. It stands between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, next to a small harbour.
Construction began in March 2007 and took 33 months, at a cost of R4.4 billion. The stadium replaced the old 18,000-seat Green Point Stadium, originally built in 1897, and was handed over to the City of Cape Town on 14 December 2009. It hosted matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final and a semi-final, with a capacity of 64,100 during the tournament, later reduced to 55,000.
Today the venue hosts professional football, rugby games, large concerts, and public gatherings that bring together people from across the city. This range of activities connects different communities and shows how sport and culture meet in modern South Africa.
Access is organized through numerous entry points distributed around the grounds, and multiple elevators help movement between levels. A pedestrian boulevard connects the site to the V&A Waterfront toward Granger Bay.
The outer coating of Teflon-covered fiberglass reflects light during evening hours through specialized lighting systems. This creates a glowing appearance visible from many points across the city.
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