General information
| Destination |
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| Seville, Spain |
Program details
Delve into the most impressive football stadium in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. The Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan project began in 1937, the year when Don Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan bought the land where he wanted to erect the New Nervion Stadium. But he had to wait until 1954 for it to begin. He carried out a public design competition, which was won by Manuel Munoz Monastery, the very same architect who, not long before, had designed the famous Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.
Set eyes upon the dream envisioned and later come true of Sanchez-Pizjuan, that of a coliseum to the height of the emergent Seville of the time. However, he never saw his life’s dream become a reality, for he passed away in October of 1956, weeks before the works began. His successor, Ramón de Carranza, swore before his tomb that the Stadium would be raised as it had been projected and that it would carry his name. The first stone was placed on December 2nd 1956.
The stadium was concluded in the summer of 1958. The inauguration took place on the 7th of September with a friendly match against Real Jaen that ended with a three all tie. However, in 1974, under the presidency of Eugenio Montes Cabeza, the stadium was finally closed, reaching for that time its biggest capacity, more than 70.000 spectators. This one of a kind tour into the history-riddled stadium is a great chance to see it with your own eyes and learn all about the interesting facts that lie behind its walls.
Meeting/pick-up point: At the glass door of Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.
Duration: Between 45 minutes and one hour.
Start/opening time: Fridays at 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Saturdays at 10.30am and 12.30am.
End/closing time:Languages: English and Spanish.
Others: Tours subject to changes according to Sevilla FC trainings or any other organizational reasons.