Wembley Arch
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The Wembley Arch is a 133-meter-high, iconic steel arch that soars over Wembley Stadium in London and serves as both a structural support and a distinctive visual landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wembley Arch canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
steel arch ⓘ |
| associatedProject | reconstruction of Wembley Stadium completed in 2007 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
England national football team home matches
ⓘ
FA Cup ⓘ
surface form:
FA Cup Final
concerts at Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| category |
Landmarks in London
ⓘ
Sports venue structures in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | assembled on site and lifted into position ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 2000s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer |
Foster + Partners
ⓘ
surface form:
Foster and Partners
HOK Group ⓘ
surface form:
HOK Sport
|
| engineer | Mott MacDonald ⓘ |
| feature |
cable system suspending roof
ⓘ
integrated maintenance track ⓘ |
| function |
structural support for Wembley Stadium roof
ⓘ
visual landmark ⓘ |
| height |
133 metres
ⓘ
440 feet ⓘ |
| lighting |
capable of coloured light displays
ⓘ
illuminated at night ⓘ |
| location |
Wembley
ⓘ
surface form:
Wembley, London, England
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| near |
Wembley Park station
ⓘ
surface form:
Wembley Park Underground station
|
| opened | 2007 ⓘ |
| orientation | tilted away from the stadium bowl ⓘ |
| owner | The Football Association ⓘ |
| partOf | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| replaced | twin towers of old Wembley Stadium as primary visual icon ⓘ |
| roofSupportPercentage | supports approximately 60 percent of the stadium roof load ⓘ |
| span | 315 metres ⓘ |
| status | iconic feature of London skyline ⓘ |
| structuralType | tied arch ⓘ |
| supports | retractable roof of Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
English football
ⓘ
Wembley Stadium ⓘ major sporting events in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor | light displays during events ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Chiltern Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiltern Main Line railway
North Circular Road ⓘ parts of West and North-West London ⓘ various parts of London ⓘ |
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