This video is all about the newly built al Wakra Qatar 2022 football stadium.
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al Wakra is the first newly built Qatar 2022 world cup stadium to be opened.
It is the second stadium to be inaugurated after the Khalifa  International Stadium,
which has gone through an extensive redevelopment.
The first work started in 2014,
In 2016 the foundation was laid,
and in 2019, it was completed.
The stadium was designed by the late Iraqi British architect Zaha Hadid.
It is inspired by the hulls of the original Dhow boats,
that were used here in al Wakra, for fishing and pearling.
Of course we all want to know how they are going to keep this stadium cool..
and the aerodynamic design itself helps a lot to do that.
Then there is also a retractable roof of 92 meters.
And there is an air supply under the spectator seating.
There are also 8 ventilation units to keep the footbal pitch itself at a nice temperature.
The pitch itself was laid in a record 9 hours and 15 minutes.
And the grass was grown locally at a place called the Aspire Zone Foundation.
During the World Cup the al Wakra Stadium will have a capacity of 40.000 fans.
And afterwards, it will be reduced to 20.000.
The rest of the Stadium will be donated to countries needing it for Sports infrastructure.
As part of the al Wakra Stadium complex there will also be a 10.000 square meter mall, and
a four star hotel with 150 rooms.
Just to note, take all information in this video as my personal opinion.
For the exact information I refer you to the Qatar Football Association Website.
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