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The Forgotten Story Of The Largest Stadium Ever Constructed

The Tim Traveller Feb 23, 2025 17:00
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Between 1928 and 1936, on top of a hill in Prague, Czechoslovakia built quite simply the largest stadium ever constructed. The playing field alone was the size of 9 football pitches, and when full, it could hold 240,000 spectators. But what is the story behind this absolute monster? I travelled to Prague to find out... MORE INFO - Sokol Museum website (in English, covers all the history) - https://sokolmuseum.org/ - Official Sokol website (in Czech, and with an annoying loading screen) - https://www.sokol.eu/ - Sokol USA (in English) - https://sokolusa.org/ INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/the.tim.traveller TWIT - https://twitter.com/TheTimTraveller FACE - https://www.facebook.com/TheTimTraveller/ IMAGE CREDITS Narendra Modi Stadium by Ishi6181 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narendra_modi_stadium_2023_Final_between_India_and_Australia.jpg Rungrado 1st of May Stadium by Nicor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium#/media/File:Arirang_Mass_Games_12.JPG
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