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The Mercedes-Benz Arena ((:mɛʁˈt͡seːdəs ˈbɛnt͡s ʔaˈʁeːna)) is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and home to German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion (:ˈnɛkaɐ̯ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn), named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (:ˈɡɔtliːp ˈdaɪ̯mlɐ ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn). From the 2008-09 season, the stadium was renamed the Mercedes-Benz Arena, starting with a pre-season friendly against Arsenal on 30 July 2008.〔(Arsenal: Friendly against VfB Stuttgart announced )〕 ==History== The stadium was originally built in 1933 after designs by German architect Paul Bonatz. After It was built, it was named "Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn". From 1945 to 1949 it was called Century Stadium and later Kampfbahn and was used by US Troops to play baseball.The name Neckarstadion was used since 1949. It is home to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga (and to the Stuttgarter Kickers when they played in the Bundesliga ). After a major refurbishment in the late 1980s and early 1990s partly financed by Daimler-Benz, the Stuttgart town council dedicated the stadium to Gottlieb Daimler. The inventor had tested both the first internal combustion motorcycle and the first 4-wheel automobile there in the 1880s, on the road from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim (now called Mercedesstraße). The new museum, the headquarters and a factory of Mercedes-Benz are nearby.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mercedes-Benz Museum – how to find us )〕 The stadium capacity is currently around 41,000, after one stand (''Untertürkheimer Kurve'') has been demolished during summer 2009 in the process of converting it to a pure football arena. The rebuilt arena will be finished in December 2011 with a new capacity of 60,000, including terracing. Due to UEFA regulations, which only allows seating, the capacity is reduced to 54,906 during international football matches. It is divided into four sections, * the ''Haupttribüne'' (main stands), adjacent to Mercedesstraße, housing VIP-lounges and press seats * the ''EnBW-Tribüne'' (formerly ''Gegentribüne'', lit: opposite stands), currently named after one of VfB Stuttgart's major sponsors EnBW * the ''Cannstatter Kurve'' (Cannstatt Curve), to the left of the ''Haupttribüne'', before rebuilding it housed legendary Blocks A and B, which occupied by the most devoted home fans, and one of two video walls. Now die hard home fans stand in the new "heart of Cannstatter Kurve" in Bloks 34 and 35 in center of the curve directly behind the goal. * the ''Untertürkheimer Kurve'' (Untertürkheim Curve), to the right of the ''Haupttribüne'', housing the guest team's fans (C and D-Block) and the second video wall The Mercedes-Benz Arena features a unique fabric roof construction, making it easily recognizable. Made of precision-tailored membranes of PVC-coated polyester, the roof tissue is durable enough to withstand 1,000 kg of weight per square decimeter. It is suspended from an aesthetic steel frame that runs around the entire stadium weighing approximately 2,700 metric tons. The steel cables connecting the roof to the frame alone weigh about 420 tons. The roof wasn't added until the refurbishment preceding the 1993 World Athletics Championships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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