page_title: Allianz Arena
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Allianz Arena / Design / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: Allianz Arena under construction, August 20, 2004. Deutsch: Die Allianz Arena im Bau, 20. August 2004. Español: El Allianz Arena en construcción, 20 de agosto de 2004. Français&#160;: L'Allianz Arena en cours de construction, le 20 août 2004.
context_page_description: Allianz Arena is a football stadium in Munich, Bavaria, Germany with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches and 75,000 for domestic matches. Widely known for its exterior of inflated ETFE plastic panels, it is the first stadium in the world with a full colour changing exterior. Located at 25 Werner-Heisenberg-Allee at the northern edge of Munich's Schwabing-Freimann borough on the Fröttmaning Heath, it is the second-largest arena in Germany behind Westfalenstadion in Dortmund.
  FC Bayern Munich has played its home games at the Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season. The club had previously played their home games at the Munich Olympic Stadium since 1972. 1860 Munich previously had a 50% share in the stadium, but Bayern Munich purchased their shares for €11 million in April 2006 due to 1860 Munich suffering from financial issues. The arrangement allowed 1860 Munich to play at the stadium while retaining no ownership until 2025. However, in July 2017 the rental contract was terminated, making Bayern Munich the sole tenants of the stadium.
  The large locally-based financial services provider Allianz purchased the naming rights to the stadium for 30 years.
context_section_description: The stadium construction began on 21 October 2002 and was officially opened on 30 May 2005. The primary designers are architects Herzog & de Meuron. The stadium is designed so that the main entrance to the stadium would be from an elevated esplanade separated from the parking space consisting of Europe's biggest underground car park. The roof of the stadium has built-in roller blinds which may be drawn back and forth during games to provide protection from the sun.
  Total concrete used during stadium construction: 120,000 m³
  Total concrete used for the parking garage: 85,000 m³
  Total steel used during stadium construction: 22,000 tonnes
  Total steel used for the parking garage: 14,000 tonnes
caption: Allianz Arena under construction (August 2004).
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