Dolmabahçe Stadium
| Kartal Yuvası (Eagle's Nest) | |
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| Full name | Beşiktaş İsmet İnönü Stadium |
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| Former names |
Dolmabahçe Stadium (1947-1952) Mithatpaşa Stadium (1952-1973) İnönü Stadium (1973-2013) |
| Location | Beşiktaş, İstanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°02′21.14″N 28°59′41.07″E / 41.0392056°N 28.9947417°ECoordinates: 41°02′21.14″N 28°59′41.07″E / 41.0392056°N 28.9947417°E |
| Executive suites | 47 |
| Capacity | 32,145 (all-seater) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1939 |
| Built | 1947 |
| Opened | May 19, 1947 |
| Expanded | 1950, 2004 |
| Closed | 11 May 2013 |
| Demolished | 2 June 2013-October 2013 |
| Architect | Paolo Vietti-Violi, Fazıl Aysu, Şinasi Şahingiray |
İnönü Stadium (Turkish: İnönü Stadyumu) was a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground had also been shared with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe S.K.. The ground was located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of Beşiktaş, on the European side of Istanbul. The stadium was demolished except the walls of the Eski Açık tribune and its historical towers to rebuild a new stadium at the same location which is called Vodafone Arena.
The all-seater stadium had the capacity to host 32,145 spectators.
BJK İnönü Stadium had three stands: The Kapalı tribune which was parallel to the pitch at the north side can hold up to 5,881 supporters and it was regarded as the heart of the stadium, traditionally holding the most fanatical supporters. Facing the Kapalı was the Numaralı with a seating capacity of 5,237. The stands behind the goal areas were Eski Açık with a seating capacity of 7,962, and Yeni Açık with a seating capacity of 13,065. There were two towers on the left and right side of the Eski Açık stands. Before the stadium became all-seater, the ground's capacity was over 39,000.
The Bosphorus, Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Dolmabahçe Mosque, and Maiden's Tower are all viewable from the top rows of the Yeni Açık stand of the stadium, which makes it the only stadium in the world from which a football fan can view two continents, Europe and Asia, which are separated by the Bosphorus strait.
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