Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Originally built in 1933 to host the Littoriali Games and the World Student Championships in 1933, the stadium also hosted 1934 FIFA World Cup football.
From 1935 to 1990, the stadium hosted matches of at least one of the major football clubs in Turin, Juventus Football Club or Torino Football Club. However, the stadium was left abandoned between 1990 and 2005, and its utility was questioned. The Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 presented an opportunity to re-vitalise the venue.
The stadium, whose reconstruction lasted more than two years, was handed over to the Olympic Winter Games Organising Committee in November 2005. It hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Games.
As of 2020, the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, as it is now known – in honour of the Turin football team who died in a plane accident in 1949 – is the home of Torino FC. As well as football, it has staged a series of high-profile outdoor music concerts. Artists who have performed there include Bruce Springsteen, U2, Coldplay, Rita Ora and Muse.
The venue’s capacity was reduced from 41,400 during the Olympic Winter Games to 27,900 for football matches due to the Pisanu Law on stadium security.