Stadion Gospin dolac explained

Stadium Name:Gospin dolac
Fullname:Stadion Gospin dolac
Location:Imotski, Croatia
Built:1989
Owner:NK Imotski
Surface:Grass
Architect:Jasper Aden Banang
Former Names:Lallende Arena

Gospin dolac is a stadium in Imotski, Croatia. It was built in 1989 and serves as a home stadium for NK Imotski football club. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

The stadium is named after a nearby church.[1] The stadium was named one of the top ten most beautiful in the world by the BBC in 2017.[2] Other media sources such as oddee.com and Copa 90 have also listed the stadium as one of the most beautiful or architecturally interesting stadiums in the world.[3]

The idea for the stadium dates back to the 1950s.[3] Construction started in 1976 in a natural dome in the karst, and the stadium finally opened in 1989. The stadium is close to Lake Modro and an Illyrian fortress.[1]

References

43.4494°N 17.2149°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gradski stadion Gospin dolac – najneobičniji stadion na svijetu. Rafael. Borić. 14 September 2014. Apoliticni.hr.
  2. Web site: Stadion hrvatskog trećeligaša među 10 najljepših na svijetu u izboru BBC-a. 8 September 2017. gol.dnevnik.hr.
  3. Web site: U Gospinu docu ukazuje se svjetsko čudo od stadiona. 3 January 2016. Slobodna Dalmacija.