| Fact |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
| Capacity |
110,000 |
80,000 |
| Highest Point |
58 metres above ground level (approx. 14 storeys) |
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| Site Area |
16 hectares |
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| Olympic Track & Field Arena |
120 metres wide, 197 metres long |
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| Roof size |
30,000 sq.m |
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| Roof weight |
4,100 tonnes |
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| Main arch span |
295.6 metres (could fit 4 Boeing 747’s side to side) |
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| Construction |
Obayashi Corporation/Multiplex Constructions |
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| Design |
Bligh Lobb Sports Architects |
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| Construction began |
September 1996 |
October 2001 |
| Completion |
March 1999 |
October 2003 |
| Cost |
$690 million |
$80 million |
| Soil moved |
55,000 cubic metres |
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| Largest crane lift |
250 tonnes (to lift main arch) |
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| Concrete used |
90,000 cubic metres |
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| Concrete trucks loads |
18,000 |
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| Structural Steel |
12,000 tonnes |
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| Reinforcing |
10,000 tonnes |
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| Peak construction workforce |
1,500 workers |
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| Number of levels |
7 |
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| No. of seats undercover |
60,000 |
75,000 |
| Capacity of temporary end stands |
30,000 |
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| Number of piles in foundations |
2,600 |
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| Lenth of electrical cabling |
180km |
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| No. of masonry blocks |
1,000,000 |
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