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Message: [QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 909557, member: 114"] The most recently completed similar project was in France. [B]The Grand Stade Lille Métropole (GSLM) stadium is the first of its kind[/B]. The facility, which has a capacity in excess of 50,000, incorporates a sliding roof that can be closed in just 30 minutes. The other remarkable feature is a built-in arena, with the northern half of the pitch designed to lift up and slide over the southern half to reveal a "Showcase" venue for concerts and indoor sporting competitions, complete with terraced seating located below pitch level, providing a total capacity of 29,500 seats. This "nested" design, which is the only one of its kind in Europe, represents an exceptional architectural achievement. Built for $442M and completed in 2012. [/QUOTE]