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World Class 80,000 seat Baghdad Olympic Stadium To Be Completed in 2008
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Posted on 03/17/2007 10:21:25 PM PDT by jmc1969

The requirements were for a modern up to date roofed stadium capable of housing Olympic competitions. The terraces are to be 65% covered. The roof is suspended from larg 65m high Concrete/steel pylons. The steel structure which holds the roof is spanned by nonuniform barrel vaults. These are covered with corrugated steel except for the front part which is poly carbonate.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baghdad; iraq; iraqifreedom; olympicstadium; stadium
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To: jmc1969

Soccer moms "worldwide" will be proud.


21 posted on 03/18/2007 12:58:09 AM PDT by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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To: Pro-Bush

You and me didn't pay this. Since apparently the money for the Turkish contractor came from the Oil-for-Food programme (I assume therefore this stadium was already planned under Saddam), it's the Iraqis who paid for this with blood and money.


22 posted on 03/18/2007 1:01:52 AM PDT by SolidWood (Attack Iran NOW!)
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To: Chgogal
Maybe the 2016 Olympics should be in Baghdad instead of LA or Chicago????

Baghdad is too hot in the summer.

My hometown, Houston made a play for the 2012 Olympics a while back and actually made up a formal proposal and hosted the IOC and all of that. As my beloved city showed off its facilities and various other assets, I kept wondering, "When is somebody going to mention our summer climate??"

Baghdad's summer weather is actually worse.

23 posted on 03/18/2007 1:04:34 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Quiet Down Out There!)
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To: SolidWood
Oh yeah, I know all about the oil for food program, with Kofi and his son.

Who funds the UN?
24 posted on 03/18/2007 1:27:41 AM PDT by Pro-Bush (hater)
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To: Pro-Bush

Unfortunately we do.


25 posted on 03/18/2007 1:41:57 AM PDT by SolidWood (Attack Iran NOW!)
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To: SolidWood
Whenever a goal is scored, Sunni and Shi'a spectators will trade mortar fire. Suicide bombers will work the concession areas.
26 posted on 03/18/2007 1:59:18 AM PDT by BushMeister ("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: BushMeister
Whenever a goal is scored, Sunni and Shi'a spectators will trade mortar fire. Suicide bombers will work the concession areas

That's optimistic.

Do you work for the New York Times?

27 posted on 03/18/2007 2:02:01 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Quiet Down Out There!)
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To: jmc1969

In other news: Democrats vow that U.S. soldiers will never set foot in this Stadium. Nor will any monuments be erected in Iraq to comemorate its advances to Freedom and Democracy.


28 posted on 03/18/2007 2:21:09 AM PDT by tomnbeverly (Hey Gore everytime you turn the lights on in your mansion you kill another polar bear.)
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To: Allegra
That's optimistic.... Do you work for the New York Times?

*snort*

Good one, Allegra!

29 posted on 03/18/2007 4:19:54 AM PDT by jla
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To: jmc1969

but...but...Bush!....and....insurgents!....and....Civil War!.....and....Hallibuton!....and....Blackwater....bush....ummm......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.


30 posted on 03/18/2007 4:25:05 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.)
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To: ExGeeEye

Actually, in all seriousness, this will be a great venue for the Iraqi national passion, football (soccer). The Iraqi national team will now have a home.

There's a reason this is being built.

Be Seeing You,

Chris


31 posted on 03/18/2007 6:15:02 AM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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To: section9
Seriously, I think it's wonderful.

It will not be publicized in the MSM for the "reasons" stated above.

32 posted on 03/18/2007 10:11:14 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.)
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To: jmc1969

Good for them. Hope it will work out as anticipated. I don't pretend to have a clue as how the Iraqi business community/Government plans on recouping the costs over a period of time, but such an ambititous projects might indicated they figure the insurgency will be far behind them by the time the place is open for business. Perhaps the intent is simply to let the IG cover the costs with the prime intent to show a modern landmark where nations might gathter in a peacefull future Iraq.


33 posted on 03/18/2007 5:49:40 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle
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To: Chgogal
The stadium it appears is not destined to see light. I should now I am an Iraqi and an architect and I designed it. Everyone may rest assured NOBODY’S money is paying for it. The original site was in northern Baghdad in Tadji. When Saddam fell we were contacted to suggest if lowering the capacity to 60000 and an increase of fifteen million dollars would do to complete the project. That was the last we heard of the subject officially. But in the runnup to the 2005 elections several parties laid foundations stones for the project on TV in THREE different sites in and around Baghdad. When I visited the ministry of sports in 2006 to inquire about the project a young engineer told me she had’nt heard of it even though a printout of the design was hanging behind her head.
For those interested the roof is suspended on combined steel and concrete pylons. They are designed in pairs according to the stress they bear. The one in the middle in front of the main stand is concrete and is designed for aesthetic reasons as a central pivot.
34 posted on 04/04/2007 7:13:24 AM PDT by skarrufa
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To: skarrufa; Allegra; jmc1969
I’m so sorry that it’s not slated to be built. It is such a beautiful design. It’s difficult to imagine that the stadium is not a top priority considering how popular football is and how well Iraq did in the World Cup. What are the Ministry’s top projects and how do they rank in cost?

Here is a post from linux07ster. There are some great things happening in Iraq. Wish we heard more about the positive things here in the States.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1807747/posts?page=10#10

BTW, Welcome to FreeRepublic!

35 posted on 04/04/2007 2:35:02 PM PDT by Chgogal (Vote Al Qaeda. Vote Democrat.)
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To: skarrufa
Welcome to Free Republic!

Are you in the U.S. or in Iraq?

I am an American who works in Iraq.

36 posted on 04/04/2007 3:43:35 PM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Quiet Down Out There!)
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