Aviva Stadium at 62 Lansdowne Road in Dublin replaced the old Lansdowne Road ground, demolished in 2007. Populous and Scott Tallon Walker designed it, with Buro Happold as structural engineer and Sisk Group as builder. The IRFU and FAI own it through a 50:50 venture on a 60-year lease. Groundbreaking was in March 2007, and Taoiseach Brian Cowen opened it on May 14, 2010. The article names no style or materials.
It cost €410 million, including €191 million of government money. The bowl has four tiers on three sides and seats 51,711. The pitch measures 106 by 68 meters. The roof undulates like a wave to avoid blocking light to nearby homes.
It hosts the Ireland rugby and football teams and the 2011 and 2024 Europa League finals. The article gives no hours.
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