Is Highbury Stadium actually Arsenal's home Emirates Stadium?

Although Arsenal was founded in 1886, it was not until 19 13 that it moved to the Gaobeili Stadium in the north of London as its home. Because the stadium is located in a residential area, it is very difficult to expand, so the club announced the construction of a new stadium in June1999165438+10, and chose ashburton near Highbury for construction. The estimated cost is 357 million pounds, and the stadium covers an area of 17 acre, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators. After the stadium is opened, it is estimated that an average of 1, 140000 people watch the game every season (Highbury has an average of 722795 people every season). The stadium has 150 VIP boxes (48 in Highbury) and 250 wheelchair seats for the disabled. The stadium has 4 1 camera, 2 15 press seats and 1 1,000 square meters of club merchandise store, but the new stadium will not be expanded.

The design of the stadium is undertaken by HOK Sports Company, which has designed the stadium australia in Sydney, the National Stadium in New Humble, the Royal ascot Racecourse and the Wimbledon Central Tennis Court. Sir Robert Macalpin's construction company is responsible for the construction. Sir Robert McAlpine once built the Scottish Hamilton Park Stadium, West Ham United and Millennium Egg's Centennial Stand, with a total construction contract of 220 million pounds, which is not only a stadium, but also a waste recycling center worth 60 million pounds.

Due to lack of funds, the club announced that the completion date of the new stadium would be postponed from 2005 to 2006, which triggered a lot of speculation, and there were even rumors that the team and Tottenham Hotspur would take the humble stadium as their home. Arsenal used Granada and Nike's funds, plus the proceeds from the sale of land related to the new stadium to pay for the rest. Arsenal also plans to develop residential real estate projects in the former site of Highbury Stadium after the completion of the new stadium.