Wembley needs significant repairs to its roof that could take at least 10 years to complete.
New wembley retractable roof.
The 50 000m roof is essential to the operation of the stadium as a sporting and concert venue.
Two partially retractable roof structures over the east and west end of the stadium can be opened to allow sunlight and aid pitch growth.
Ironically despite being one of the icons of britain the facility was built by an australian firm called multiplex and it cost about 798 million.
Weighing some 7 000t the roof has a number of retractable edge sections that can be manoeuvred to allow direct sunlight to reach all parts of the grass pitch to allow the pitch to achieve top quality.
The wembley arch and roof.
The roof at wembley is partially retractable and can be moved but doesn t cover the pitch.
As you can see it does not cover the pitch and if rain is falling at an angle some guests in level 1 seating may get wet.
Traditionally built for smaller municipal pool or massive stadiums retractable roofs operable walls and moving buildings are new to the themed entertainment industry.
One of the problems with many new stadia is that its hard to keep the grass growing wembleys roof retracts so.
The wembley stadium has a movable roof and this depends on a hydraulic system to move the huge cover.
It sits 52 metres above the playing surface and can move forwards and backwards enough to cover the.
The picture above shows the roof in its fully closed position.
The stadium was built by australian firm multiplex at a cost of 798 million 1 2 billion today.
During concerts if you have standing tickets on the pitch you will be open to the elements.
By using retractable roof panels which retract to the south it allows as much daylight and ventilation to reach pitch level as possible.
It supports the north roof and a sizeable area of the south roof.
The arch itself is not just a cosmetic feature.
There is a retractable roof on top of the ground and the famous wembley arch.
It s retractable so that it allows better air circulation and sunshine to the pitch.
Contrary to popular belief wembley stadium does not have a retractable roof which covers the playing surface.
The retractable roof allows the sunlight cover to be monitored and that allows the grass.
