New Delhi: Only three of the stadiums at the 2006 FIFA World Cup continue to feature an athletics track: Berlin, Stuttgart and Nuremberg.
The remaining venues are all football-only stadiums. Nevertheless, the Franken stadion boasts a unique atmosphere and superb facilities.
From the planning phase onwards, reconstruction at the ground incorporated eco-friendly measures including a vast rainwater collection cistern capable of supplying the stadium's entire sprinkling and watering needs.
The arena operates an Eco Management and Audio Scheme, an environmental optimisation system designed to make the most efficient use of scarce resources.
The playing area has been lowered and additional seating installed to increase the number of seats by 5,500 to 45,500 (Bundesliga capacity).
The ground floor under the main stand has been transformed into a 300 square metre Mixed Zone, underneath a three-storey VIP building for special guests and the media.
The new Franken Stadion hosted three matches at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005, including the group stage meeting between Germany and Argentina, and the Germany v Brazil semi-final.
The original 50,000 capacity Municipal Stadium took just three years to construct before opening in 1928.
Following FC Nuremberg's eighth German championship triumph in 1961, the city elected to reconstruct the ground in time for the Bundesliga's inaugural season.
The stadium was again renovated between 1987 and 1991 and given its current name.
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