Stadio Olimpico
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Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. Assets of CONI, the structure is intended primarily for football, there are held inside of Lazio and Roma and is the seat of the final Coppa Italia, and all athletics, but occasionally hosts concerts of light music and events of various kinds. Throughout its history, it has underwent three substantial restructurings and a complete restyling.
History
During the 1960 Summer Olympics, the stadium hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and the Athletics competitions. The posts were eliminated in the feet, with the result to actual capacity to 65,000 spectators. Following hosted several editions of the Ialian Championships in Athletics, the 1975 Summer Universiade (the stadium was the only venue in the Universiade), and the 1987 World Athletics Championships and still hosts the annual meeting of the Golden Gala.
The main feature of the stadium was its surprisingly low elevation from the ground, despite its considerable capacity. Te result was achieved thanks to partial sottoelevazione of the pitch, also exploiting the natural shape of a hollow ground around it. Thanks to these measures the system was integrated seamlessly with the surrounding environment, providing a very pleasing visual appearance and content. The seats were originally made of wood, later replaced by others in stone pale green. This was not a cover of stairs, with the exception of a small structure, which was added later, that in addition to cover a small part of the Tribuna Monte Mario, hosted journalists for Radiocronaca and press rooms. The only criticism in the years the stadium was over-distance curves from the game that seriously the vision of football, due to the presence of the athletics track and the need to place the perimeter of the existing structure.
Renovation
In 2007 it was engaged in a vast plan of restyling inside the stadium to conform to UEFA standards, for the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final which was disputed in Rome. The work was performed and completed in 2008, have included the establishment of standard structures, with improvements in security, the adjustment of changing rooms and press room, the complete replacement of the seats, installing new maxishermi digital high definition, I decline benches, the partial removal of barriers in the stands between Plexiglas and the playing field, and a reduction of posts, until the current capacity of 72,698. In order to increase the comfort of the audience a part of the modernisation of the stadium were the increase of the points of rest and adjustment to a toilet. These actions have allowed the Olympic Sadium classified as Elite of the stages of Europe.
