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World's Most Expensive Stadiums (PICs)

forbes.com — Just as the Olympics occurring every four years is a sure thing, so is the fact that each new stadium construction project is seen as an opportunity to outdo everyone else.

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  • barcelona10, on 08/10/2008, -3/+60I was expecting the Nest in China
  • mikephimikephi, on 08/10/2008, -2/+5510. ANZ Stadium
    Sydney, Australia
    Cost: $624 million
    Capacity: 83,500

    9. Lucas Oil Stadium
    Indianapolis, Ind.
    Cost: $675 million
    Capacity: 63,000

    8. Safeco Field
    Seattle, Wash.
    Cost: $656 million
    Capacity: 46,000

    7. Soldier Field
    Chicago, Ill.
    Cost: $714 million
    Capacity: 66,000

    6. The Emirates
    London, England
    Cost: $770 million
    Capacity: 60,000

    5. Rogers Centre
    Toronto, Canada
    Cost: $930 million
    Capacity: 50,000

    4. Stade de France
    Paris, France
    Cost: $974 million
    Capacity: 80,000

    3. Madison Square Garden
    New York. N.Y.
    Cost: $1.1 billion
    Capacity: 18,200

    2. Olympic Stadium
    Montreal, Canada
    Cost: $1.4 billion
    Capacity: 60,000

    1. Wembley Stadium
    London, England
    Cost: $1.5 billion
    Capacity: 90,000
  • RMoore08, on 08/10/2008, -2/+46http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pokemonstadiumb ...
  • aradalf, on 08/10/2008, -1/+44"Montreal's fiscally controversial stadium for the 1976 Olympics was finally paid off only in 2006."

    It took 30 years and a special tax on cigarettes, but we did it!
    Now we can destroy the monstrous thing.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -5/+44buried for forbes slideshow
  • themastersb, on 08/10/2008, -2/+37Buried for Forbes and their automatic slideshow.
  • mattz007, on 08/10/2008, -2/+33It's called the SkyDome damn it.
  • whazdown, on 08/10/2008, -4/+34Not totally accurate - the Emirates Stadium actually cost over £540 million (about $1.1 Billion) due to Arsenal having to obtain the land upon which the stadium is built on.
  • rome747, on 08/10/2008, -0/+29Funny how the 3rd most expensive stadium in the world only seats 18,000 while the others seat at least 50,000.
  • jls33fsls, on 08/10/2008, -4/+31Those all pale in comparison to the Dallas Cowboy's new stadium that will be completed next summer. Weighing in at $2 billion and seating 80,000 - 100,000.
  • Xizer, on 08/10/2008, -0/+20It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it
  • orca94, on 08/10/2008, -0/+19The Beijing National Stadium was around half a billion dollars. Construction in China is pretty cheap.
  • kd420, on 08/10/2008, -2/+19I never refer to it as Rogers Center, SkyDome is such a better name. They should have tried to call it "Roger's SkyDome" or something.
  • NathanCH, on 08/10/2008, -2/+18Wembley Stadium is incredible. I laughed when I saw the NBA stadium, only 18,000 seats for that price?
  • Red1Delta, on 08/10/2008, -0/+14That slide show pissed me off. 10 different pages, wow are we in 1999?
  • Roguecop, on 08/10/2008, -1/+14Completely skipped the Dallas Cowboys stadium which will open in 2009. Will host the Super Bowl in 2011. This stadium cost well in excess of a billion dollars and should have been on the list.

    http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/
  • nickoy03, on 08/10/2008, -2/+14I taught the prices would have been higher only 2 in the billion dollar region, what about the Nest in China wasn't listed there.

    The info was good to know, and the Stadiums are beautiful.
  • passedoutghost, on 08/10/2008, -1/+12Labour's cheap in China. Helps keep the costs down.
  • ZeeZee2k, on 08/10/2008, -0/+11it's still not done yet
  • howdareyou, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9Yup it feels weird calling it Rogers Centre. I'm pretty sure it was bought by Rogers for like $50 million, quite the bargain.
  • Alexcarrier, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9But its great taking bets on when the roof will collapse again!
  • timesheetsrule, on 08/10/2008, -0/+8What Will He Do Next!?!?!

    hated that announcer on that game. He only knew like 10 phrases.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -6/+14Where's (the new) Yankee Stadium? Should be 3rd

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yankee_Stadium

    $1.3 bn
  • Erect, on 08/10/2008, -0/+7forbes' slideshows have potential, but their slideshow interface completely ruins it.
  • Kanele, on 08/10/2008, -0/+6"Now we can destroy the monstrous thing."
    No, now that it's paid, we can finally tell people cigarets are harmful
    J.Charest.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+6hold your horses brits. your olympics are later.
  • HappyScrappy, on 08/10/2008, -1/+7They have for some time now. Since 1992?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics

    I believe Lillehammer was the first Winter Olympics moved two years off so that both Olympics could be held more easily in the Southern hemisphere.
  • mindracer, on 08/10/2008, -1/+6i enjoy seeing the montreal stadium every day, even tho it has a bad rep, its so cool seeing the leaning tower every day...
  • rocketman42, on 08/10/2008, -0/+5Uh, where did you get $2 billion from? Everything I've seen has it at just over $1 billion. Still expensive, but a big difference.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys_New_St ...
    http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=EE1C ...
  • repran, on 08/10/2008, -0/+5The Bird's Nest only cost $423 million but can host 91'000 people.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stad ...
  • LuckyASN, on 08/10/2008, -1/+6It's not the size of the waves, its the motion of the ocean.
  • Verdanic, on 08/10/2008, -1/+6I hate Rogers.
  • OswaldKenobi, on 08/10/2008, -0/+5I was wondering why it was left off as well.

    And Madison Square Garden cost $1.1 billion? I'm calling ***** on that one. Penn Station isn't really part of the stadium; it just sits underneath. Maybe it's $1.1billion if you are counting the dollars the Dolans have bilked from the city of New York.

  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4yes but those people dont have billions of dollars.
  • studdenfadden, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4The article lists all of the costs in USD. So, USD is is the default currency for this thread.
  • drewmacphee, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4Fill it with concrete and turn it into a giant statue with a plaque that reminds us to use local engineers. Enough of these designs that are only fit for France's climate.
  • mrhedges, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4Note that only four of the stadiums are in the US. The others are from countries with socialized medicine. And let's not forget the billions they spend on war. I'd rather a stadium than dead soldiers.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4That's cause we built it from it from recycled plastic bags and koala droppings.
  • ViperCTW, on 08/10/2008, -0/+4Can anyone clarify why Madison Square Garden is so pricey for such a relatively small stadium? I'm guessing they're including the value of the land the stadiums are built on.
  • schnikies79, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3They can afford proper education, they just don't have it.
  • MintyBloke, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3And it shows
  • mrhedges, on 08/10/2008, -1/+4Great pic of the Olympic Stadium at night:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d ...

    The attached tower is also considered the largest leaning tower in the world (nice place to visit, too).
  • studdenfadden, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3126 million pounds that is about 260 million USD.
  • drewmacphee, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3HDR makes anything look good.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3AKA the giant toilet bowl
    where you can hear Toronto sports teams going down the crapper. well at least the jays aren't owned by the masters of mediocrity MLSE

    look up "getting rogered" then you will know what happened to the taxpayers with the skydome.
  • allywilson, on 08/10/2008, -1/+4Yeah, heard about it a few times. Drew a few big crowds, but nobody really understood wtf was going on. Was just a good pissup I suppose :-D
  • Railz, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3MSG has more then paid for itself through the history of the building and what it hosted.
  • inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3it's the only one that is also a major train and bus station too
  • rightside166, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3I'd like to nominate Forbes.com for the worst site, worst in-site slideshow and clunkiest user interface awards...

    To the designer of their site: Seriously... do you really need to load a new page for every photo?

    Too many other complaints about Forbes.com

    Anyone else want to boycott their site and others of equally terrible design and user interface until they get their act together?
  • jamesdew, on 08/10/2008, -1/+3Really? Wembley is the most expensive stadium in the whole world? The millennium stadium only cost 126 million
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Stadium
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