Stadion
Ernst-Happel-Stadion—known as the Praterstadion or Prater Stadium until 1992—was built for the second Workers’ Olympiad, and it quickly became Austria’s biggest football venue. The foundation stone was laid in November 1928 in honour of the 10-year celebration of the Republic of Austria, and construction ran from 1929 to 1931 under the Tübingen architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. When it opened, it was designed to move crowds efficiently, with a short discharge time of only 7 to 8 minutes. Today the stadium holds 50,865 spectators and functions as a UEFA Category 4 ground, home to the Austria national football team and to Viennese clubs in European competition. In 2008 it hosted seven matches of UEFA Euro 2008, including the final, which Spain won against Germany. …
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