Moses Mabhida Stadium was built for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. This stadium is situated next to the existing Absa Stadium and have seating for up to 80 000 fans.
The whole area was developed and incorporates Olympic standard football, athletics and swimming facilities. With its "arch of triumph", the Moses Mabhida Stadium is a defining landmark similar to Sydney's Opera House or The London Eye.
In addition to this internationally acclaimed engineering feat, the multi-disciplinary aspect of the stadium's design allows the stadium to host a wide range of sporting and cultural events, putting it on a par with other international venue' s such as the Stade du France and the Wembley Stadium.
The Moses Mabhida Stadium has changed the way we view sporting venues in South Africa. A stadium may be venerated as the scene of many an epic clash, but it need not be a monolith that only comes alive on "match day" - or when the members of the band plug in their guitars.
Recognising this, many sporting venues have sought to become multi-functional by hosting other events, but this still means the stadium is in use only at specific times.
By contrast, the Moses Mabhida Stadium with its facilities is not only a tourist attraction in its own right, it is also the centrepiece of the King's Park Sporting Precinct, which will support a wide range of sporting, commercial, cultural, retail and leisure activities seven days a week, 365 days a year.
