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Stadium House, Cardiff
Stadium House ( cy, Tŷ Stadiwm) in Park Street, Cardiff, Wales, is the fourth tallest building in Cardiff, Wales, which stands next to the Millennium Stadium. The tall building is owned by BT Group, and underwent a £7.1 million refurbishment programme in 2002. Construction Work started on the building in March 1974 and was completed in 1976. The building is now clad in white and blue, while the roof is topped with a stainless steel spire, which was lit up green and white in the evening, to complement the cladding. The addition of this spire qualifies the building as the tallest in Cardiff and Wales, at , if the spire is included. This building is also an internet exchange point. The building is clad in a composite material. Numerous incidents of the cladding falling off the building have resulted in adjacent roads being closed. See also *List of tallest buildings in Cardiff This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are in height and above in the cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium House Park Street Cardiff
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts. Etymology "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word " stadion" (''στάδιον''), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
