ANZ Stadium - Interesting Facts

Throughout its short history, ANZ Stadium has been through a major reconfiguration in 2011 and may be going through another reconfiguration in the near future. The major configuration of the stadium occured straight after the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, which saw the shortening of the north and south wings as well as the installation of awnings in the north and south stands and movable seating sections in the lower part of the stadaium. This was done to accommodate other major Australian sporting events such as rugby and Australian Rules football to name a few.


ANZ Stadium before the configuration. Courtesy of skyscrapercity.com



 

ANZ Stadium after the configuration. Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org

 In July 2013, the New South Wales Minister for Sport and Recreation released a plan for another reconfiguration of ANZ Stadium and its surroundings areas, including a retractable roof and another adjustment to the lower seating bowl to bring spectators closer to the action. In February 2014, ANZ Stadium's operator (Stadium Australia Operations Pty. Ltd.) called for an "Expression of Interest" to consortiums for the right to redevelop ANZ Stadium.

For more information, check out:
http://www.brookfieldmultiplex.com/projects/australasia/nsw/construction_and_development/tourism_and_leisure/completed/stadium_australia/
http://www.anzstadium.com.au/footer/news-and-media/2014/building-a-stadium-of-the-future/
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/anz-stadium-revamp-to-include-roof-under-250-million-state-government-plan/story-fni0cx12-1226672823616