How much did National Athletics Centre cost to build?
The National Athletics Centre (Nemzeti Atletikai Kozpont) is the 36,000-seat stadium on the Danube in Budapest, built for the 2023 World Athletics Championships, owned by the Hungarian Athletics Association and designed by Ferencz Marcel (NAPUR Architect), and opened on 17 June 2023. Economx reported on 3 June 2024 that its construction cost amounted to HUF 246 billion, after Nepszava reported in December 2022 a rise to HUF 246.5 billion from the almost HUF 211 billion set in October 2020.
Final project cost
HUF 246 billion
Approximately $696.71 million
Cost basis: 2023
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Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2023
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Key dimensions
- Capacityeconomx.hu
- 36,000 seats
Project record
Opened or launched
economx.hu17 June 2023