Three years ago an UFO appeared in Donetsk. "The flying saucer" (as the Donbass Arena is called by the locals) landed in the city center. A park covering 25 hectares grew quickly near it with 77,000 plants, half of them - roses. More

NSC Olimpiyskiy - it is not just the EURO 2012 main venue to host the tournament final, but it is also the largest stadium at the European championship. More than 70,000 fans can be seated on the stands of the renovated arena, though during the tournament itself UEFA will use only 68,055 seats. More

Following the reconstruction of the Kharkiv arena, which lasted two years (2007 to 2009), the Metalist stadium became known as a "spider." This nickname comes from the architectural features of the stadium, whose roof is supported by 24 towers resembling the tentacles of arthropod, which are placed around the bowl. This know-how of Kharkiv designers, with the roof not based on the grandstand body, provides its endurance. The roof can withstand an earthquake measuring 8 magnitude. Notably, the roof covers 100% of the grandstands and weighs 3,500 tons. More

Only two events – the official opening ceremony and the first game – were enough for the football community and respected officials from UEFA to name the Arena Lviv the most comfortable stadium for fans among those that will be presented at EURO 2012. Lack of racetracks, as well as specially designed stands structure provide the maximum effect of the spectator on the pitch. More

EURO 2012 has turned one of the largest bazaars in Europe – the National Stadium – into the Elite football arena. Refurbishment of the central sports facility in Poland for the EURO, under a project of the German architectural studio JSK Architekten, began in the summer of 2008. And 3.5 years later, the residents of the Polish capital enjoyed a new symbol of the country – the multi-purpose 55,000-seat stadium "Narodowy". More

Municipal Stadium Poznan is the first of the Polish stadiums to have been prepared for EURO 2012. The football facility, to be 18-storey building tall, opened September 20, 2010 with a concert of world-famous singer Sting. The show brought together more than 30,000 visitors. More

This football venue for EURO 2012 in form resembles a lantern that is easily recognizable by the locals, and is also associated with Wroclaw that brands itself as "The Meeting Place". The stadium was designed by the German architectural studio JSK Architekten. The Germans have authored such projects as Waldstadion in Frankfurt am Main, multi-purpose roofed complex O2-World Arena in Berlin and the National Stadium in Warsaw. More