Estadio Panamericano, Havana
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Location | Havana, Cuba |
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Owner | Government of Cuba |
Operator | Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba |
Capacity | 34,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1990 |
Opened | 1991 |
Renovated | 2008 |
Estadio Panamericano (Havana's Pan–American Stadium) is a multi-use stadium located near Cojimar, a city ward of Havana, Cuba. It is used mostly for athletics.
History
[edit]It was first used as the main stadium for the 1991 Pan American Games. The stadium opened August 1, 1991 and is able to hold 34,000.[2]
It served as the site of an episode of the American version of Top Gear in 2016. The episode showed the stadium in disrepair and mostly abandoned.
Renovations
[edit]The stadium was renovated in 2008 with an artificial turf replacing the original grass turf.
Structure
[edit]The stadium is surrounded by a park and faces nearby Boca de Cojimar (Havana Bay).
Seating is mainly open air with a partially covered grandstand to the east side.
Surrounding the football field is an oval track.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Places to visit expedia.com.my
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Must see attractions Havana, Cuba". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
External links
[edit] Media related to Estadio Panamericano at Wikimedia Commons
23°9′27″N 82°19′00″W / 23.15750°N 82.31667°W
- Football venues in Cuba
- Athletics (track and field) venues in Cuba
- Sports venues in Havana
- Pan American Games opening ceremony stadiums
- Pan American Games athletics venues
- Venues of the 1991 Pan American Games
- Sports venues completed in 1991
- 20th-century architecture in Cuba
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