Principality Stadium Roof

Since opening in june 1999 the millennium stadium has welcomed on average over 1 3 million visitors per year.

Principality stadium roof.

Specially insulated to maximise its acoustic effect the roof traps the roar of the crowd so that it reverberates around the seating bowl. Millennium stadium plc has asked for planning. Principality stadium is located within 30 minutes drive of cardiff airport and 45 minutes drive of bristol airport. A stairway and zip line on the roof of the principality stadium in cardiff have been proposed to allow visitors to experience the city s skyline.

The stadium hosted the fa cup final for six years between 2001 and 2006 while the new wembley stadium was under construction. 56 000 tonnes of concrete and steel went into creating the stadium in a construction project that ran between 1997 and 1999 on the site of the old national stadium. A short shuttle bus journey connects the airport to the train station at rhoose which is a 30 minute rail journey to cardiff central. To make the best use of the site space available the design for the stadium saw the orientation of the main bowl area move through 90 degrees to run north to south.

Sporting the first fully retractable roof in the uk the venue is at the leading edge as a multi purpose multi faceted event venue. An express bus service t9 operates directly from the terminal to the city centre. The plans include a suspension wire bridge a. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.

It was during those six years that the roof almost failed the team. The atmosphere at the principality stadium previously known as the millennium stadium is the result of a combination of unique design features with the biggest factor being the retractable roof. Plans have been revealed to install a stairway and zip wire on the roof of the principality stadium so tourists can experience the cardiff skyline.