King Fahd Sports City, Association football stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahd Sports City is an association football stadium in Riad, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The playing field stretches beneath a circular roof construction carried by two dozen evenly distributed supports.
Construction began in December 1982 and lasted five years. The facility emerged as part of a larger sports complex and was named after the reigning monarch at that time.
The venue honors King Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz, who ruled from 1982 to 2005. On match days the complex draws large crowds who gather on the wide open spaces surrounding the arena.
The stadium is currently undergoing renovation and capacity expansion. Construction work is scheduled to continue until 2026, so checking ahead about current accessibility is advisable.
The roof covers an area roughly 246 meters in diameter without a central column. This construction ranks among the largest freestanding stadium covers worldwide.
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