Stadium
Poljud Stadium
Seashell-shaped stadium roof cantilevered over the stands, built on reclaimed marshland by the sea.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Poljud Stadium in Split traces the site's name back to paludes, the Latin word for marsh, and follows architect Boris Magaš as he designed a stadium for the 1979 Mediterranean Games rather than fighting the site's watery past. You'll hear how the two curved roofs sweeping over the stands were modeled on an open seashell, cantilevered so widely that no columns interrupt the view. Sit back and notice how the open shell still frames the hills and islands beyond the pitch.
This audio guide was created using AI.