Wembley's Demise: Why Was It Torn Down?
Alda McLaughlin
2025-04-23 12:14:22
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Demolition work is finally under way on the 80-year-old landmark that has become synonymous with English football. Minor work to remove the towers actually began in December, but the main work will take place over the next week ahead of the building of a new national stadium. A £757m project is already under way to redevelop the entire site, with a 133-metre high arch, which will be visible across London, replacing the historic towers. The new stadium - due to open in early 2006 - will seat 90,000 people and will have a state-of-the-art sliding roof designed to aid pitch conditions.
Jonathon Bailey
2025-04-13 21:08:06
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It has been a long haul to reach a successful outcome.
It is great news for everyone involved in football.
Players and fans can now look forward to enjoying the facilities at what will be the best stadium in the world.
But you get over it because everyone has memories.
It is going to be replaced by a much better stadium.
Irving Osinski
2025-04-13 20:56:01
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However, it was decided to demolish them after it was found it could cost £20m to move them intact to another location.
Paolo Denesik
2025-04-13 16:12:33
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It emerged in November 1998 that the famous towers would be demolished as part of a new £757m, 90,000-seater stadium, scheduled to open in 2006. The site of the new Wembley is slightly different to that of the old, and the landmark would have ended up in the middle of the pitch. The towers would have been too expensive and difficult to move in one piece or rebuild - so it was decided they would be smashed into pieces. The then sports minister, Tony Banks, dismissed the towers as "non-functional" while the FA chief executive of the time, Graham Kelly, admitted he could "not get excited" about them as the nation was set to posses one of the best stadiums in the world.
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