Red Bull Stadium
Stadionstrase 2, Siezenheim, Austria
Description:
Red Bull Stadium is Austria’s largest stadium and home to a Salzburg team called Red Bull Salzburg. It was built in 2003 for International Women’s Day and is considered to be the first football stadium with artificial surface, which is used to hold matches in case of adverse climatic conditions.
On the eve of Euro 2008, the building was reconstructed, a second tier was added to it, as a result of which today its capacity is about 32 thousand people. The stadium was designed by architects Albert Wimmer and Shuster Architects. The first steps were taken in 2001, when Austria and Switzerland decided to apply for Euro 2008. The stadium is worth $615 million and is owned by Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Errichtungs GmbH.