Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)and its 3D Model

The arena was officially opened on September 19, 1926, after the completion of thirteen-month work, which employed about 120 builders. Its first name is “San Siro,” the stadium received in honor of the saint, whose name was given to the local church. The total construction cost was about 5 million Italian lire. The main architects of the project are Ulisse Stacchini and Cugini.

Initially, San Siro had a typical English design and consisted of 4 grandstands with a maximum capacity of 35 thousand spectators. 10 thousand tons of cement, 3.5 thousand cubic meters of sand and 1.5 thousand tons of metal structures were used to build a magnificent stadium.

The first match that took place at the stadium was a friendly fixture between Milan and Inter on September 19, 1926. The final score that evening was 6–3 in favor of Internazionale. The first game of the Italian championship took place on October 6, in which “Milan” was again defeated — 2: 1 at the hands of “Sampierdarenese”, but the first international match was played on February 20, 1927, when the teams of Italy and Czechoslovakia played a draw in a match 2:2.

Could Italian fans imagine those years that their arena in 21-st century will be look like this Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) 3D model. This model allows you to see a stadium with your own eyes up-close and personal.

Naturally, such a stadium has changed over the years, improved and grew. Significant changes were made to the design and took place between 1938 and 1939 and were associated with an increase in capacity to 55,000 spectators. The renewed stadium opened on May 31, 1939, that evening the Italian played with England, match score was (2: 2). The cost of the stadium was 5.1 million lire.

By 1947, it had already become apparent that the old Inter stadium Arena was small for such a large club. The proposal that both clubs share the same stadium was welcomed. But for this, the stadium needed to be expanded. San Siro closed for renovation and reopened in 1955. Between 1954 and 1956, a second tier was built. Now it seats 82,000 spectators. Large floodlight poles with beautiful artificial lighting were installed for the first time in 1957, and an electronic scoreboard was added ten years later.

In 1979, San Siro was renamed Giuseppe Meazza in honor of one of only two players who were part of both Italian national teams that won the world championships in 1934 and 1938. Fans worshiped Giuseppe, the forwarder who played in both clubs in Milan. In the same year, artificial lighting was replaced by more modern, the second tier was also repaired.

In 1986, the seats of the first tier received a new, special color: red in the sections of local fans, orange on the side of the rivals, green behind the north gate and blue where the most ardent fans usually sat.

In 1990, the last modernization was carried out, which was dedicated to the World Cup, which took place on the Apennines in 1990. A third tier was reconstructed, eleven outer towers (inside of which there were flights of stairs running to the next level) held the weight of the upper row and the structure of the entire roof. The roof was made of transparent polycarbonate.

Today, “Giuseppe Meazza” is one of the symbols of Milan, not less significant for the image of the city than the Cathedral “Duomo” or the Theater “La Scala”. It is also worth noting that the arena gained its world fame mainly due to football, but not only, because many events of world significance took place here. Many significant concerts have been played. June 27, 1980 Bob Marley gave the only show in Italy, 90,000 people gathered for the Jamaican singer. Pop stars such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode and many others performed here. Currently, the stadium also has a hippodrome (behind the eastern stand).