Westfalenstadion, Football stadium in Dortmund, Germany
Westfalenstadion is a football venue in Dortmund, Germany, holding more than 81000 spectators across four terraced sections with yellow-painted facades and contemporary construction. The pitch sits roughly 23 feet (7 meters) below street level, creating a sunken arena with steep banks rising around it.
Built between 1971 and 1974 for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the stadium cost 31.7 million DM as a prefabricated concrete arena seating 54,000. It opened on 2 April 1974 with a benefit match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04, which Schalke won 3-0. Expansions between 1995 and 2003 added upper tiers and closed the corners, raising capacity to over 81,000.
The South Stand, the Südtribüne, holds 24,454 standing places, making it Europe's largest standing terrace. Fans call it the Yellow Wall because of the yellow clothing and flags packed into its single tier. The Borusseum, Borussia Dortmund's museum, sits in the north-east corner of the stadium.
You can reach the grounds easily by light rail at Stadion station, which sits right next to the venue and runs with extra trains on match days. Many areas are accessible without steps, though stairways to the upper tiers can be quite steep.
A small museum sits in one corner of the North Stand, displaying shirts, trophies and other memorabilia from the club's past. Visitors discover original match programs and photographs from long-ago games that the archive has preserved.
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