White City Stadium

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/White_City_Stadium
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of White City Stadium
AI-created image
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:address gptkb:Wood_Lane,_White_City,_London
gptkbp:architect gptkb:J.J._Webster
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:1908_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:capacity 68,000
gptkbp:closed 1985
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demolished 1985
Redevelopment for BBC offices
gptkbp:hostedEvent gptkb:1908_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:1934_FIFA_World_Cup_(England_v_Italy)
gptkb:1966_FIFA_World_Cup_(one_match)
gptkb:FA_Cup_Finals_(1923–1925)
Athletics
Boxing
Concerts
Greyhound racing
Speedway racing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label White City Stadium
gptkbp:location gptkb:White_City,_London
gptkbp:notableEvent Roger Bannister ran a sub-4-minute mile (exhibition)
Hosted 1934 England v Italy football match (Battle of Highbury)
Hosted 1931 FA Cup Final replay
Hosted 1934 British Empire Games
Hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup match (Uruguay v France)
gptkbp:notableFor First purpose-built Olympic stadium in the UK
gptkbp:opened 1908
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Greyhound_Racing_Association
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:BBC_White_City_complex
gptkbp:surface gptkb:grass
cinder track
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._(temporary)
gptkb:White_City_Rebels_(speedway_team)
gptkb:White_City_Stadium_Greyhounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4