Friday, April 30, 2010

Peter Mokaba Stadium / Polokwane


This is one of the five new stadiums built for the 2010 World Championships, and is in the Peter Mokaba Sports Complex. It is located approximately 5 km from the center of the city, and its capacity for the championship will be 45,000 spectators.


The sports complex is named after the late Peter Mokaba, a celebrated political activist of the youth wing of the ANC during apartheid. He was born and lived in Polokwane, and was well known for their fighting spirit and leadership against racism.

Moreover, given the fact that he has been located in the Limpopo Province, the largest amount of federal players across the country.

The shape of the large concrete structure is inspired by a place called Baobab tree with a steel structure that holds the flat roof from every corner of the stadium, and supported in some logs that sit on the vertical circulation ramps .

The facilities have been organized to provide easy access, parking and circulation of fans who attend matches as both rugby football that can play inside.

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