The construction of one of South Africa's 2010 World Cup venues took a big step forward on Tuesday. Builders began putting a roof on the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.
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A stone's throw from the ocean and South Africa's iconic Table Mountain, Cape Town's Green Point Stadium will perhaps be the most scenic setting for matches at the 2010 World Cup. It will have a 68,000-seat capacity for soccer's showpiece tournament when it's finished in December. Seventy-two cables will connect a steel compression ring above the arena to an inner tension ring around the pitch. Dave Hugo, Cape Town's technical director for 2010, says the structure won't affect any fan's line of sight at the games.
Dave Hugo, 2010 Cape Town Technical Director, said,"In effect, you have the roof hanging between the compression and tension zones. So, there are no supporting elements for the inner ring and so obstructing the view of spectators." "The concept of an outer compression ring and an inner tension ring on a hanging roof is to the best of my knowledge... this is the first time it's been implemented in Africa."
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