Wembley Stadium is one of London's most iconic venues.
As well as being the place for Tottenham Hotspur's home games while their new stadium was being built, the venue has also seen hundreds of international performers take to the stage for sell out concerts.
One of the most noticeable parts of Wembley stadium is the arch - but exactly why was it built this way?
Well, the arch is actually a very important and crucial part of the building's structure.
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It serves the purpose of supporting the stadium’s roof. The 133 metre tall (span of 315m) arch specifically supports all the weight of the northern portion of the roof, 60 percent of the southern part.
The point of the entire thing is to ensure there are no internal columns that might obstruct view of the field from the fans.
It also serves as a distinctive aesthetic feature for the stadium that can be view from the distance.
The Wembley Stadium arch also is the largest single span structure in the world. Pretty impressive, right?
So, the next time you head to Wembley, make sure you take a look at the arch.
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