The Millennium Stadium is a national stadium situated in Cardiff, in Wales. The construction of the stadium came to an end in 1999. It cost 126, 000 pounds. The first meeting which happened in this stadium was a rugby match between the Welsh team and South Africa and it was the only match which the Welsh won against South Africa, the twenty-sixth in 1999. The victory was 29 to19. In the stadium, there can be 74 500 peoples. There are meetings of the Welsh team of football and rugby XV. There are also events of the United-Kingdom Rally car race and several concerts like Tina Turner, Madonna, U2 or Paul McCartney.
The architects are inspired by it to build new stadiumS in the world. There is a natural removeable lawn and the surface of the ground is105 by 68 meters.
Written by Léa
After reading the article, can you answer those questions ?:
When was the stadium built ?
* In 1995 * In 1990 *In 1999
How many people can go in the stadium ?
* 74,000 *74,500 *75,000
1)The stadium was built in 1999.
ReplyDelete2)In the stadium 74,500 people can come in.