- Arena das Dunas
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Arena das Dunas Full name Complexo Arena das Dunas Location Centro Administrativo Rio Grande do Norte, Lagoa Nova, Natal, Brazil Built 2011 - 2014 (scheduled) Opened 2014 (scheduled) Owner Public-private partnership Construction cost R$ 400 million Architect Populous (formerly HOK Sport) Capacity 45,000 The Arena das Dunas or Dunas Arena (lit. "Dunes Arena") is a football stadium designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport)[1] and that its construction will start in January 2011[2] to host football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. Is being built in the city of Natal in the capital of Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian state. The stadium is due to be built in place of the Machadão stadium the Machadinho gym, whose buildings will be demolished in 2011[3].
This project replaces the old project called "Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos" that would be located in the neighboring municipality of Parnamirim[4]. In the new project, the stadium will have capacity for 45 thousand people. A shopping center and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built.[5].
The stadium is going to be located by the Senador Salgado Filho Avenue (BR-101 highway), a multi-lane road already served by the Complexo Viário do Quarto Centenário (Fourth Centennial Complex road). The project was one of the most praised by inspectors from FIFA[6].
References
2014 FIFA World Cup Stadia Mineirão (Belo Horizonte) • Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília) • Arena Pantanal (Cuiabá) • Arena da Baixada (Curitiba) • Castelão (Fortaleza) • Arena Amazonia (Manaus) • Arena das Dunas (Natal) • Estádio Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre) • Cidade da Copa (Recife) • Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro) • Arena Fonte Nova (Salvador) • New Corinthians Stadium (São Paulo)
Coordinates: 5°49′44″S 35°12′50″W / 5.828938°S 35.2138639°W
Categories:- Football venues in Brazil
- Proposed stadiums
- 2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums
- Brazilian sports venue stubs
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