Emirates Stadium

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The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium in London, England. It is the home stadium of Arsenal F.C. It is named after the airline Emirates.

History

The stadium was built from 2004 to 2006. It replaced Highbury Stadium which had only 38,419 seats and was too small for the need of modern football.

A panorama of players warming up from the East side

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London Emirates Stadium arsenal
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Wembley Stadium was one of the sites Arsenal considered relocating to.
A board displaying the acquisition of the Ashburton Grove site for the stadium development
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The Ashburton Grove site in North London, with the completed Emirates Stadium. Arsenal's former home Highbury Stadium can be seen north-east of the newer stadium.
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Arsenal organised another bond scheme in order to generate funds for the new stadium and redevelopment of Highbury.
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The Emirates Stadium under construction in May 2005
One of the murals installed on the stadium as a result of the Arsenalisation project
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An aerial view of the Emirates Stadium and surrounding area. Arsenal's former stadium Highbury, which has since been redeveloped into Highbury Square is visible.
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Cannons positioned outside the stadium