Euro 2016: The Venues

Wherever they are, the 10 venues for Euro 2016 are set to impress. A few have been built from scratch for the tournament, some have involved major renovations at existing stadiums, and a couple are among the game’s best venues in Europe. The following is a basic guide.

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Bordeaux: The Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, which replaces one of the 1998 World Cup’s most distinctive venues, opened in May. It has been used regularly this season for Ligue One club games and other events. It holds 42,115 people and cost €183 million to construct. The design, by the same firm that was behind Bayern Munich’s home and the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, incorporates about 900 stanchions intended to evoke the region’s forest landscape. It will host four group games and a quarter-final.

Mon Nov 23 2015 - 16:32

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