Unique Stadiums Around the World

Brazil's 'Zero' stadium lies exactly on the equator

quote:

---

Estádio Milton Corrêa, also known as Zerao (zero in English, as most of you may have already figured out) is a multi-purpose stadium in Macapa, Brazil.

Construction of the stadium was completed in 1990, and it was initially named Estádio Ayrton Senna, after the Formula 1 race-car driver.

It seats 10,000 people, and is actually the home stadium of seven clubs in Brazil.

Players from Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Oratório Recreativo Clube, Trem Desportivo Clube, Santos Futebol Clube (AP), São Paulo Futebol Clube (AP) and Ypiranga Clube all call it home.

From the outside there's nothing special about the small 10,000-seat-stadium, yet if you're interested enough to find out where the name Zerao comes from, you would be surprised to find out that it's because the halfway line runs exactly along the equator (zero latitude).

Cool fact, yes? But this also means that during games, each team defends one hemisphere. Now what could be cooler than that?

---

LINK

Seeing this article got me thinking, I love seeing different sports stadiums whether in person, through pictures or even on Google Maps. With the popularity of this sport, there are thousands of stadiums out there....some with much more unique features than others. What are some of the stadiums out there with truly unique characteristics or stories?