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Gradski stadion u Poljudu

Poljud

Poljudska ljepotica

(The Poljud Beauty)
Poljud panorama 2.jpg
Full name Gradski stadion u Poljudu
Location Split, Croatia
Coordinates 43°31′10″N 16°25′54″E / 43.51944°N 16.43167°E / 43.51944; 16.43167Coordinates: 43°31′10″N 16°25′54″E / 43.51944°N 16.43167°E / 43.51944; 16.43167
Owner City of Split
Operator Hajduk Split
Capacity 35,000
Field size 105 m x 68 m (115 yd x 74 yd)
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1977–1979
Opened September 1979
Architect Boris Magaš
Structural engineer Boženko Jelić
Tenants

Hajduk Split (1979–present)
1979 Mediterranean Games
1990 European Athletics Championships
2010 IAAF Continental Cup

Croatia national football team 1995-present

Poljudska ljepotica

Hajduk Split (1979–present)
1979 Mediterranean Games
1990 European Athletics Championships
2010 IAAF Continental Cup

Stadion Poljud is a multi-use stadium in the Croatian city of Split. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Poljud, and is located on the northern side of the Split peninsula. Its original name is "Gradski stadion u Poljudu" ("City Stadium in Poljud"). The stadium was built in 1979 and is the home venue of the Hajduk Split football club. Some of the Croatian national football team's games are played at Poljud, which competes with Maksimir stadium for the biggest matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000.

The venue was built to host the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was opened by the then Yugoslav president, Josip Broz Tito. It had an original capacity of 55,000, increased to 62,000 in the 1980s, before being equipped with seats in the 1990s thus reducing the capacity to 35,000.

Poljud Stadium was also the venue for the 1990 European Athletics Championships and the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, and since 2013, it annually hosts Ultra Europe.

It's trademark is an impressive seashell-like design with roof structure spanning at 205x47 meters, that has been copied by a large number of world stadiums in the years that followed. It was designed as transparent offering views of nearby hills and forests from the stands, modeled after ancient Greek theaters. Suspended on the west roof "shell" are 19 cabins, 7 of them are used by TV reporters, and other filled by the cameras, central referee station, photo finish, scoreboard and audio control etc. All of these are interconnected via catwalk, that runs through a structure spanning the entire roof giving access to the cabins, as well as to the 630 Philips lights, placed brim and inner side of the roof. The lighting on the stadium has also been the subject of much acclaim.


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