导出博客文章MADRID -- Real Madrid will be adding a retractable roof to the Santiago Bernabeu
after finally reaching an agreement with the city to remodel the stadium.Madrid
president Florentino Perez said Tuesday the project will cost 400 million euros
($447 million) and construction is expected to start next year.The revamped
venue, which will also carry a new facade, is expected to be fully completed by
2020.We will see a dramatic transformation of the Santiago Bernabeu, Perez said.
This stadium is one of the emblematic icons of our city and we want to make it
one of the best stadiums in the world and the undisputed symbol of the strength
of our capital.Madrid had tried to remodel its famed venue for several times but
earlier projects were turned down by the city and court decisions.The new deal
was announced at an event with Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena.With this agreement
we will start a process of modernization and transformation that will convert
the stadium into an avant-garde architectural icon, Perez said. This stadium
will act as an economic and touristic invigorator and will contribute to
strengthening the image of our city.The venue originally inaugurated in 1947
will maintain its capacity of more than 80,000, although the seating sections
may be redesigned. One of the stadiums most notable features, the four corner
access towers, will be covered by the new facade.Perez said the Santiago
Bernabeu will maintain its name, but it may gain a surname from a sponsor like
at stadiums everywhere in the world.Abu Dhabi investment fund International
Petroleum Investment Company is helping finance the renovation.Because of the
agreement with the city, Madrid wont be allowed to increase the total size of
the structures already in place, so it will have to rearrange the current
constructions to be able to remodel the venue. Some office spaces will be
transferred to the teams base in Ciudad Real Madrid, in the citys outskirts.The
clubs initial plan was to build a hotel and a shopping center along with the
remodeled stadium, something that had prompted fierce opposition across the
city. The club will still be able to use the new space commercially, but not how
it originally planned.Officials praised the fact that one of the stadiums
parking lots will be transformed into a large public area, and that the new roof
will help reduce noise in the neighborhood.This deal happened to promote the
modernization project of the stadium and to improve and urban environment around
our beloved Bernabeu, Carmena said.The Bernabeu stands in the middle of the
high-end neighborhood of Chamartin.In March, rival Barcelona announced its own
remodeling project for the Camp Nou, increasing capacity from 99,354 to 105,000
after construction is fully finished in about five years. The stadium will also
have a new roof covering all seating sections.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter:
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