Principality Stadium

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Principality Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Cardiff, Wales, best known as the national stadium for Welsh rugby and football.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue
multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
stadium
alsoKnownAs Millennium Stadium (historical name)
Y Stadiwm Principality
architect Populous
capacity approximately 74000
constructionCost approximately £121 million
country United Kingdom
formerName Millennium Stadium
hasAddress Westgate Street, Cardiff
hasRoof retractable roof
homeVenueOf Wales national football team
Wales national rugby union team
hostedEvent 2017 UEFA Champions League Final
Community Shield matches (temporary venue in 2000s)
FA Cup finals (temporary venue in 2000s)
League Cup finals (temporary venue in 2000s)
Rugby World Cup 1999 matches
Rugby World Cup 2007 matches
Rugby World Cup 2015 matches
inception 1999
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cardiff city centre
locatedOn River Taff
location Cardiff
Wales
namedAfter Principality Building Society
nearbyLandmark Cardiff Arms Park
notableFeature first stadium in the United Kingdom with a fully retractable roof
opened June 1999
openedForEvent 1999 Rugby World Cup
operator Welsh Rugby Union
ownedBy Welsh Rugby Union
primaryUse association football
rugby union
replaced National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park
roofType fully retractable
significance major landmark of Cardiff
national stadium of Wales
sponsorshipNameStartDate 2016
surface grass
usedFor boxing events
concerts
motor sports events
rugby league matches
speedway events


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