Fact 361: How long is the Tottenham stadium?

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Fact 361: How long is the Tottenham stadium?



The roof of the Tottenham stadium has a circumference of 720 metres (2362.2 feet), the stadium has 7,500-seats.
The stadium is about  48 m (157.48 feet) high and 250 m (820.21 feet) long and stadium covers an area of 43,000 m2!


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