Highlights
- The stadium can sit up to 110,000 people and offers a 360-degree view
- The stadium design features four-team dressing rooms and facilities, state-of-the-art club facilities and a VIP pavilion.
- It also features three practice grounds, an indoor cricket academy, an Olympic size swimming pools and 76 corporate boxes.
The stadium witnessed its first major event on Monday, February 24, where the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed and hosted the President of the United States, Donald Trump on his first official visit to India.
The massive crowd donning white caps cheered as US President Trump and his wife Melania Trump walked in for this event which attracted media attention from across the world.
As visuals of this event flashed across television screens and made headlines worldwide, for Brisbane-headquartered firm, Populous, it was time to celebrate.
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“We, at Populous are proud to have designed Motera Stadium in India, and have it inaugurated by world leaders, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and President of the United States, Donald Trump, during the ‘Namaste Trump’ gala on Monday 24th February,” Populous’s Lead Architect and senior principal, Andrew James told SBS Hindi.
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The stadium has been designed in collaboration with India’s top construction contractor, Larsen & Toubro and constructed within three years at a cost of USD $100 m.
It all began more than three years ago, in 2017.
“The brief was to design a world-class stadium and an iconic venue for India,” Mr James said.
“Motera Stadium is a destination for true cricket fans to immerse themselves into an interactive, colourful and large sporting event atmosphere.”
“Every one of the 110,000 seats has uninterrupted sightlines of the field and pitch and with a deliberate round, open stadium providing 360-degree views, you feel you’re a part of what’s happening,” he said.
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham who is in India, leading a delegation of over 100 Australian businesses, called it ‘a stadium that all Australians can be proud of’.
