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At the end of last year, they were forced to close the Evžen Rošický Stadium in Prague on Strahov, as very serious malfunctions in the steel structure of the lighting poles caused the stand to become dangerous for its visitors. However, there is an even older, larger and disproportionately more legendary stadium in Strahov, which we could easily call the Czech national pride. Although in a very limited mode, it still works.
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The Great Strahov Stadium is one of the largest in the world. The pitch is three times longer and three times wider than standard football stands. With a capacity of 250,000 spectators, according to some data, only the ancient Roman Circus Maximus would surpass it in this category, which could accommodate approximately 320,000 visitors. Currently, however, only the grass area is used in the stadium, and the stands are largely dilapidated. This year it will be 97 years since it was opened.
The total area of the Strahov stadium is 63,000 square meters, which is approximately the size of nine football fields. At the time of its opening in 1926, however, it had only a sandy training field, clay embankments and wooden bleachers. Later, the stadium was rebuilt several times.
He recorded a record attendance during the Spartakiad in 1960, when 750,000 trainees came to the field and 2 million spectators were in the stands.
However, after the fall of communism, the megalomaniacal building was no longer used. The field was dilapidated, weeds and small trees were growing on the lawn, the grandstand was falling apart. There were tendencies to demolish the stadium, but in the end it was managed to be preserved.
In 1998, the Czech capital concluded a contract with the Czech-Moravian Football Association on a free lease for 50 years, with the provision that the association would start building the National Football Stadium in Strahov. However, the project was abandoned and the contract was terminated the following year.
In July 2002, a lease contract was signed for the Sparta Prague stadium, which opened its training complex with eight pitches and a modern administrative building in October 2003. Currently, the stadium is no longer used for competitive sports events, but serves as a training center for Sparta Prague. However, only the playing area is used, entry to the stands is prohibited due to their poor technical condition.
