Stadium
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A stadium (plural stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated.
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See also
- Architectural structure
- List of nonbuilding structure types
- Amphitheatre
- Jumbotron
- Performing arts center
- Sport venue
- Sports complex
- Theater
- List of indoor arenas
- List of sports attendance figures
- Lists of stadiums
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