Loading AI tools
The New İzmir Atatürk Stadium is a proposed multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey that would replace the İzmir Atatürk Stadium.
The stadium was originally proposed to be built in the Kemalpaşa district of İzmir as one of the nine candidate host stadiums for the Turkish bid to host Euro 2016. The stadium would have had a capacity of nearly 41,540 people (all-seated).[1]
The stadium would have been known as “Ege’nin Gözbebeği” (the Pupil of the Aegean) and located on a hill north of İzmir Bay. The architecture of the stadium was inspired by historical influences of Hellenic and Roman architecture, which have dominated this part of Turkey for millennia.[citation needed]
The recessed glazed façade and the base construction of the stadium were derived from the appearance of ancient Roman coliseums while the upper tier was a modern interpretation of a Hellenic amphitheatre. This tier would have taken the form of a horseshoe, opening towards the South and offering a view over the bay to the city center.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
