Editing Allianz Arena (section)

=== Construction ===
[[File:Allianzarena bau.jpg|thumb|Allianz Arena under construction (August 2004)]]

The stadium construction began on 21 October 2002 and it was officially opened on 30 May 2005. The primary designers are architects [[Herzog & de Meuron]]. The stadium is designed so that the main entrance to the stadium would be from an elevated esplanade separated from the parking space consisting of Europe's biggest underground car park.<ref>{{cite web|title=The inside story of the Allianz Arena, Champions League Final venue|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2012/04/26/the-inside-story-of-the-allianz-arena-champions-league-final-venue.aspx|publisher=Four Four Two magazine|access-date=16 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508215211/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2012/04/26/the-inside-story-of-the-allianz-arena-champions-league-final-venue.aspx|archive-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> The roof of the stadium has built-in roller blinds which may be drawn back and forth during games to provide protection from the sun.

*Total concrete used during stadium construction: 120,000 m<sup>3</sup>{{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Total concrete used for the parking garage: 85,000 m<sup>3</sup>{{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Total steel used during stadium construction: 22,000 tonnes{{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Total steel used for the parking garage: 14,000 tonnes{{cn|date=January 2024}}