How much did the new Wembley Stadium cost to build?
The new Wembley Stadium in north-west London is a 90,000-seat national stadium with a 133 m high, 315 m long arch carrying the roof, built by the Australian contractor Multiplex for the Football Association between 2003 and 2007. Ground was broken on 30 September 2002 and the stadium opened on 9 March 2007 at a reported cost of £798 million, funded with Sport England, Wembley National Stadium Limited, the FA, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the London Development Agency; including local transport works and financing the project was estimated at £1 billion.
Reported project cost
£798 million
Approximately $1.6 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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Reported project cost2007
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- Capacitygoconstruct.org
- 90,000 seats
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