China: Lotus flower shape football stadium broke ground - VIDEO

What is set to become the world’s biggest football stadium broke ground on Thursday, with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande beginning construction on a venue that expected to be completed in 2022.

The incredible-looking stadium will have 100,000 seats, which would pass Barcelona’s Camp Nou and equal Iran’s Azadi Stadium as the largest soccer-specific stadium.

The lotus flower shape designed by Shanghai-based American Hasan Syed. It will be one of the most expensive constructions in sports, quickly passing modern stadium builds in Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, $1.5 billion) and London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, $1.3 billion).

“Evergrande Stadium will become a new world-class landmark comparable to the Sydney Opera House and Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and an important symbol of Chinese football to the world,” said Xia Haijub, president of Evergrande, a real estate conglomerate.

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Hi Guys, this is the project of the new stadium of Guangzhou Evergrande Football Team. Planned to open in 2022, the stadium capacity is of 100.000 spectators. It is a magnificent opera with a modern architectural design. Can’t wait to play in the new stadium!

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