Parc des Princes during a Paris Saint-Germain match

The Outside of the stadium

The Parc des Princes (translation: Princes' Park) is a 48527 capacity stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is the home of football team Paris Saint-Germain, and formerly the national stadium of France. At the Parc des Princes during the match Paris-St-Germain against Caen on the 15/08/2004. ... At the Parc des Princes during the match Paris-St-Germain against Caen on the 15/08/2004. ... Paris Saint-Germain FC, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ... Download high resolution version (1022x555, 90 KB)from french wikipedia. ... Download high resolution version (1022x555, 90 KB)from french wikipedia. ... The 16e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, located on the western part of the city. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Paris Saint-Germain FC, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. ... A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a countrys national representative sports teams. ...

The current Parc des Princes was opened in June 1972, designed by the architect Roger Taillibert. There have been two previous stadia on the site, opened 1897 and 1932, both essentially velodromes. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect/Building designer is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Roger Taillibert is a French architect, notable for designing the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Stade Olympique in Montreal, Canada. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, ie: racing on bicycles. ...

The rugby union club Racing Club de France played there between 1984 and 1990. Another rugby union club, Stade Français, play across the road at the Stade Jean Bouin. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stade Français CASG Paris is a French rugby union club that plays in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at Stade Jean-Bouin, across the road from Parc des Princes. ...

The Parc des Princes hosted one of France's greatest achievements, winning the 1984 European Championship in 2-0 victory over Spain. It also hosted the biggest disappointment of the French national football team. On November 17, 1993, when Les Bleus were beaten by the Bulgarian team with a 90th minute goal by Emil Kostadinov. The 1-2 defeat robbed France of a place in the 1994 World Cup in the USA. The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ...

The stadium was replaced by the Stade de France as France's national stadium upon the construction of that stadium for the 1998 Football World Cup. The Stade de France and the district of La Plaine The Stade de France (English translation Stadium of France — not used) is a stadium in metropolitan Paris, and the national stadium of France, built for the 1998 Football World Cup. ... -1...

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