STADIONUL NATIONAL (1953)

Bucuresti, Romania

National Stadium (2 August 1953 - 22 November 2007) was a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. The stadium held 60,120 people.

It was built in 1953, for the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students. According to the book Bucure?ti published in 1968 by Institutul Proiect Bucure?ti, Complexul Sportiv 23 August was designed by the well known architect Vily Juster.

It was first known as Stadionul 23 August, and later on as Stadionul Na?ional (National stadium). The sports complex that included Na?ional Stadium, is named Lia Manoliu after the famous Romanian athlete.

It was used mostly for football matches.

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