BJK İnönü Stadium
İnönü Stadium (Turkish: İnönü Stadyumu) was a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş Previously, the ground had also been shared with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe The ground was located in Dolmabahçe, close to Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of Beşiktaş, on the European side of Istanbul. The stadium was demolished except for the walls of the Eski Açık stand and its historical towers in order to build a new stadium for Beşiktaş at the same location.
Kartal Yuvası (Eagle's Nest) | |
Beşiktaş playing against Antalyaspor in a Turkish Cup game at the BJK İnönü Stadium in October 2008 | |
| Full name | Beşiktaş İsmet İnönü Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Dolmabahçe Stadium (1947–1952) Mithatpaşa Stadium (1952–1973) İnönü Stadium (1973–2013) |
| Location | Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°02′21.14″N 28°59′41.07″E |
| Executive suites | 47 |
| Capacity | 32,145 (all-seater) |
| Field size | 105 m x 68 m (344 ft x 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1939 |
| Built | 1947 |
| Opened | 19 May 1947 |
| Expanded | 1950, 2004 |
| Closed | 11 May 2013 |
| Demolished | 2 June – October 2013 |
| Architect | Paolo Vietti-Violi, Fazıl Aysu, Şinasi Şahingiray |
The all-seater stadium had the capacity to host 32,145 spectators.
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