National Stadium

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The National Stadium was a major rugby and football venue in Cardiff, Wales, that served as the national ground for the Welsh rugby union team before being replaced by the Millennium Stadium.

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National Stadium canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct stadium ⓘ
football stadium ⓘ
rugby union stadium ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
alsoUsedFor concerts ⓘ
other sporting events ⓘ
capacity about 53,000 ⓘ
coordinateLocation 51.481°N 3.182°W ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
countryOfSport United Kingdom ⓘ
demolished 1997 ⓘ
demolitionMadeWayFor construction of Millennium Stadium ⓘ
heritage considered iconic venue in Welsh rugby history ⓘ
homeVenueOf Wales national football team ⓘ
Wales national rugby union team ⓘ
inception 1969 ⓘ
locatedIn Cardiff ⓘ
Cardiff Arms Park complex ⓘ
linked to: Cardiff Arms Park
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Wales ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the River Taff ⓘ
notableFor hosting Five Nations Championship matches ⓘ
hosting Rugby World Cup matches ⓘ
intense crowd atmosphere ⓘ
opened 1970 ⓘ
openedForRugbyUnion 1970 ⓘ
owner Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
partOf Cardiff Arms Park ⓘ
primaryUse rugby union ⓘ
reconstructionReason need for larger modern stadium ⓘ
replaced earlier Cardiff Arms Park rugby ground ⓘ
replacedBy Millennium Stadium ⓘ
seatingCapacity about 53,000 ⓘ
secondaryUse association football ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ
successor Millennium Stadium ⓘ
surface grass ⓘ
tenant Welsh Rugby Union ⓘ
usedByNationalTeamUntil late 1990s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cardiff Arms Park → hasPart → National Stadium ⓘ