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The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart has witnessed many
historic football scenes. The stadium hosted the first international
football match on German soil after World War II in the year
1950 and on 19th December 1990, the stadium hosted the first
international football match since the fall of the Berlin
Wall and the subsequent reunification of Germany, with a game
between the Germans and the Swiss.
The ground has hosted many prestigious events like the European
Champions Cup Final, FIFA World Cup and European championship
matches, the World Athletics Championships as well as a concert
by the Rolling Stones.
Another enduring moment which the stadium
witnessed was German superstar Jürgen Klinsmann's final
appearance as a player on 24 May 1999. |
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The stadium modernization and renovation was completed in
2005. An additional seating row has been incorporated along
with state-of-the-art electronic access controls and two hi-tech
video screens has been put in place which is by far the biggest
video screens in the whole of Europe.
The original name of the stadium was Neckar-Stadion which
was designed by architect Paul Bonatz and completed in 1933.
The new Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion's features were enhanced
to meet the exacting standards of FIFA World Cup way back
in 1999-2001, primarily involving the renovation of the main
stand at whooping cost of DM 107m. The addition of the swanky
Business Centre with provisions of 44 exclusive executive
boxes, 1, 500 seats, a huge car parking bay and modern facilities
for visitors, athletes and the media has given the stadium
an invincible aura.
The VfB Stuttgart club has its headquarters at this stadium
and they play all their home Bundesliga matches at this turf.
The piece de resistance of the new stadium is the roof which
is made of PVC coated polyester fibre and adequately covers
the stands.
Travour provides information on Stuttgart Germany and online
booking for tours to Stuttgart Germany for the FIFA World
Cup.
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