page_title: 10th-Anniversary Stadium
section_title: New National Stadium
hierarchical_section_title: 10th-Anniversary Stadium / New National Stadium
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Budowa Stadionu Narodowego w Warszawie
context_page_description: 10th-Anniversary Stadium, opened in 1955, was for decades the largest stadium in Warsaw, and one of the largest in Poland. Under the Polish People's Republic, it was one of the most advertised construction sites and a principal venue for Party and state festivities. In the 1980s the stadium became dilapidated, as no funds could be found to refurbish it. After 1989 it was used mainly as a bazaar called Jarmark Europa, becoming famous as the place to buy a whole range of goods, most notably clothes, software, hardware and media. Its demolition began in September 2008, and the new National Stadium was constructed in its place to serve as one of the venues for Euro 2012.
context_section_description: The old stadium was demolished to prepare for the construction of the new National Stadium accommodating 55,000 spectators.  Construction on the stadium was finished in 2011, and was one of the stadiums hosting the Euro 2012.  Adjoining the new stadium there are to be erected the following structures:  a 15,000-seat indoor arena, a new railway station "Warszawa Stadion", a modern hotel, a covered Olympic swimming pool with seats for 4,000 spectators, a meeting hall and a metro station "Stadion" on a yet-to-be built subway line.  During the European Championship itself the following matches are to be played at the stadium:  the opening match, group matches, a quarterfinal and a semifinal.
  Stadion Dziesięciolecia and its grounds are the property of the Government of Poland, and the City of Warsaw has declared that for this reason it would be illegal for the city to financially participate in the project, which is to be financed by the national government.
  The building of the National Stadium was delayed by disputes with vendors who protested against orders to leave the 10th-Anniversary Stadium.
caption: Clearing the ground for the construction of the new National Stadium
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