Stadionul Național (; "The National Stadium") was a

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. The stadium held 60,120 people.

History

It was built in 1953, for the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students. According to the book ''București'' published in 1968 by Institutul Proiect București, ''Complexul Sportiv August 23'' was designed by the well known architect Vily Juster. It was first known as Stadionul August 23, and later on as Stadionul Național. The sports complex that included Național Stadium, is named

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(1932–1998) after the famous Romanian athlete. It was used mostly for

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matches. It hosted numerous concerts after the 1989 Revolution, including

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concert on October 1, 1992 90,000 Public, as well as the

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concert on September 14, 1996. 70,000 public In October 2005, it was decided to rebuild the stadium completely; however, initially no funding was found, so some repairs proceeded in lieu of rebuilding. Later, funds became available and the rebuilding is expected to begin in November 2007. The plan calls for completion of a new five-star arena by April 2010. The last football match played was a 6–1 win against

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on November 21, 2007. After the match, a few seats were removed from the stadium, as a symbolic start of the rebuilding operations. The stadium has subsequently been demolished to make room for a new one.

Attendance

List of matches of

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on National Stadium (former August 23), with more than 50,000 persons.

References

External links

Cum s-a născut Stadionul "23 august"

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