Wembley Stadium - Layout

The stadium has a circumference of 1 km (0.6 mi).

• At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site.


• 4,000 separate piles form the foundations of the new stadium, the deepest of which is 35 m (115 ft).


• The total length of the escalators is 400 m (¼ mi).


• There are 56 km (35 miles) of heavy-duty power cables in the stadium.


• 90,000 m³ (120,000 cu yds) of concrete and 23,000 tonnes (25,000 short tons) of steel were used in the construction of the new stadium.


• The Wembley Arch has a diameter greater than that of a cross-channel train.


• The stadium contains 2,618 toilets, more than any other venue in the world.


• With 90,000 seats, the new Wembley is one of the biggest stadiums in the world with every seat under cover. This capacity is separated into 3 tiers of seating, with the lower tier holding 34,303 spectators, the middle one 16,932 and the upper one 39,165.