Forsyth Barr Stadium

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Forsyth Barr Stadium
Glass House
View from the southeast
View from the southeast
Earlier names

New Carisbrook
Dunedin Stadium
Awatea Street Stadium
Otago Stadium

Data
place 130 Anzac Avenue Dunedin 9058, Otago , New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand
Coordinates 45 ° 52 '9.5 "  S , 170 ° 31' 29"  O Coordinates: 45 ° 52 '9.5 "  S , 170 ° 31' 29"  O
owner Dunedin City Council
operator Dunedin Venues Management Ltd
start of building May 2009
opening August 5, 2011
surface Hybrid lawn (Desso GrassMaster)
costs NZ $ 224.4 million
architect Populous
Jasmax
capacity 30,748 seats ( rugby / football )
36,000 seats ( concerts )
15,000 seats ( rodeo )
Societies)
Events

The Forsyth Barr Stadium (full name: Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza ) is a covered rugby - and football stadium in the New Zealand city of Dunedin , in the region Otago on the South Island of the country . The roof of the system is made of the transparent material ETFE , which z. B. was used at the Allianz Arena and the Eden Project , spanning an area of ​​20,500 m². It is the only fully covered natural turf stadium in the world to date .

Previous names of the stadium

It used to be known as Dunedin Stadium , Awatea Street Stadium or under its official name during the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup and the 2015 U-20 World Cup as Otago Stadium . Colloquially, it is through the glass roof as The Glasshouse ( German  Glass House called).

history

The stadium was opened by the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key on August 5, 2011 and replaced the Carisbrook as the home of the Highlanders in Super Rugby and the Otago Rugby Football Union in the ITM Cup . Four games of the Rugby Union World Cup 2011 and several games of the U-20 World Cup 2015 , as well as concerts and the like were played here. a. by Elton John in November 2011 and April 2013, Aerosmith and Paul Simon , who first performed in New Zealand .

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  • Location within the city

  • Exterior view

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FORSYTH BARR STADIUM . Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Forsyth Barr Stadium . World of Stadium , accessed June 27, 2017 .
  3. ^ Mark Price: Dunedin company Forsyth Barr puts name to stadium . Otago Daily Times. January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ Lucy Craymer : Forsyth Barr ignores recession to buy Otago stadium naming rights . National Business Review , January 30, 2009, archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).
  5. ^ New stadium pivotal to Dunedin and Otago's future . Otago Regional Council , June 27, 2007, archived from the original on April 17, 2017 ; accessed on April 10, 2018 (English).
  6. ^ Stage nears completion . In: Otago Daily Times . June 11, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  7. ^ Aerosmith announce one-off Dunedin gig . In: 3 News . MediaWorks TV , February 25, 2013; archived from the original on February 13, 2015 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).
  8. ↑ Dan Satherley : Aerosmith price cut angers fans . In: 3 News . MediaWorks TV April 23, 2013, archived from the original October 19, 2013 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).