CAPACITY 61,000 audience

Johannesburg is the largest city and economic heart of South Africa, which contributes 16 percent of South Africa’s gross income. In fact, Johannesburg in the top 50 cities of the world’s largest economy. Johanneburg economic conditions today are not built overnight, but through the course of history and the long severe.

In the 19th century, the discovery of gold and mineral content of the other in Johannesburg, invites many gold seekers from various parts of the world, especially Australia, to try his luck here. Johannesburg is initially empty, suddenly crowded and dense. Mining rapid growth followed by other supporting sectors, such as providers needs of everyday living, lodging, and housing.

Gradually, as the material thinned rope, people turn to industrial goods and services, such as banks, real estate, transportation, print media, steel, information technology, healthcare, and retail businesses. This derivative economic sector that continues to grow from time to time, until now.

As the city associated with the various economic centers of the world, Johannesburg continues to fix itself in order to accommodate the needs of business relationships scattered around the world share. Slowly but surely, Johannesburg was formed themselves into a modern multi-ethnic city.

Visible form of modernization is the growth of magnificent buildings in various areas. Physical development is not limited to business purposes only, but extended to various fields, including sports, namely Coca-Cola Park, which started in 2005 became the first stadium owned by blacks in South Africa.

Ellis Park was first built in 1928 as a field rakbi. The stadium was later destroyed and rebuilt in 1982, to once again become rakbi stadium. At that time, the stadium is named JD Ellis, a tribute to the chancellor of the city of Johannesburg who approved the use of an area of 13 acres to become the stadium.

Greatest moments in the stadium when the team is rakbi South Africa are surprisingly able to subdue New Zealand at the World Cup finals Rakbi 1995. The incident became the making of South African citizens together to celebrate success with Nelson Mandela.

Welcoming the 2010 World Cup South Africa, the stadium was renovated so that the seating capacity increased from 57,000 to 62.567 audience in 2009. Tribune north stadium is part of experiencing the greatest development.

Tribune is providing facilities for the media, VIP seats, a special place for spectators who have physical disabilities, and a set of high-quality audio visual as a means of providing information to the audience. The stadium was built with a very modern, in order to accommodate the needs and desire of all people to football. In fact, through his official website, FIFA claiming that no one will leave this stadium with a sense of disappointment.

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