Even though the roof does not completely close it does cover every seat in the stadium which makes wembley the largest fully covered stadium in the world.
New wembley stadium roof.
The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the england national football team and the fa cup final.
The new wembley stadium opened to the public on 9 march 2007.
Leading up to this the project s difficulties have been well publicised with at least.
The roof is supported structurally by a 133 metre high arch that soars above the stadium.
The stadium hosted the 2011 champions league final between barcelona and manchester united 3 1 and two years later the 2013 champions league final between bayern munich and borussia.
Construction of the new wembley stadium which began in october 2002 was at times controversial.
The all seat stadium is owned by the football association fa and operated by its subsidiary wembley national stadium ltd wnsl.
The venue for the 2012 olympics football finals the stadium is designed to be ideal for the sport.
The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.
By area it is the largest roof covered football stadium in the world.
An iconic replacement for the old building s twin towers floodlit at night it is a strong symbol for wembley and an instantly recognisable london landmark.
During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements.
With 90 000 seats the stadium has the second largest capacity in europe.
The stadium will be a truly magnificent stage for the major events that will be held there.
Summary the roof especially the arch of the new national stadium provides the icon that will take over from the twin towers and continue the tradition of wembley for the next 50 years.
Design and fabrication of the new wembley stadium roof presented by dr a p mann on thursday november the 16th 2006 background the new wembley stadium was finally handed over to the fa in the spring of 2007 and the first cup final was played in may 2007.