Vodafone Arena
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| Location | Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 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 |
| Owner | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| Operator | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| Executive suites | 147 |
| Capacity | 41,903 |
| Record attendance | 38,421 (Beşiktaş-Osmanlıspor,15 May 2016) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Hybrid grass |
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| Broke ground | October 2013 |
| Opened | 10 April 2016 |
| Construction cost | EUR € 110 million (Approximate) |
| Architect | Bünyamin Derman, Metin Demir |
| General contractor | Beşiktaş İnşaat A.Ş. |
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| Beşiktaş J.K. (2016–) | |
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The Vodafone Arena is an all-seater, multi-purpose stadium in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the home ground of Beşiktaş J.K. The stadium was built on the site of Beşiktaş's former home, BJK İnönü Stadium. It has a capacity of approximately 43,500 spectators, after initially being planned for 41,903.
Vodafone Arena houses 144 executive suites, and one "1903 Lounge" which will entertain 1,903 spectators in total. The "1903 stand" has a capacity of 636 spectators. The new stadium also has 2,123 square metres of restaurants, 2,520 square metres of terrace restaurants and a VIP parking capacity of 600 vehicles. The ground is a 'smart stadium', where fans enjoy StadiumVision and high-speed Wi-Fi technology, being planned in conjunction with Cisco.
Demolition works on the BJK İnönü Stadium started on 2 June 2013, following the end of promotion play-offs for the TFF First League. The estimated cost of the project was around $80 million. The new stadium was designed by DB architects. The old stadium was demolished, except for the Eski Açık stand, since this stand and its towers are considered historical monuments by the government. The Eski Açık stand is re-arranged to resemble the look of an antique amphitheatre. The new stadium is "in harmony with the natural and historic landscape of the Bosphorus" when seen from the sea.
In 1936, the French architect and city planner Henri Prost (1874–1959) was invited to Turkey by President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He was tasked with the preparation of Istanbul's rough-cut urban planning and rebuilding, which lasted until 1951. In the first plan, Prost thought that the district of Şişli might be a good location for a city stadium. However, the governor of Istanbul, Muhittin Üstündağ, asked Prost to put the stadium to Dolmabahçe district instead of the stable of the Dolmabahçe Palace as a fait accompli in his master city plan, which came into force in 1939.
The BJK İnönü Stadium, originally named the Dolmabahçe Stadium, was designed by Italian architect Paolo Vietti-Violi, who collaborated with Turkish architects Şinasi Şahingiray and Fazıl Aysu for preparing the project. The first foundation was laid on May 19, 1939, but construction was halted due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The stadium was inaugurated on May 19, 1947, by İsmet İnönü, the second President of Turkey and himself a Beşiktaş fan, and Lütfi Kırdar, the Governor of Istanbul.
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