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Euro 2012: the venues - in pictures

Euro 2012 venues: A general view of the Polish National stadium in Warsaw
Warsaw
National Stadium
Capacity 58,224
Games Opening game, two other group games, quarter-final, semi-final
When built New, due for completion on 29 November
Located on the banks of the Vistula, the National Stadium is on the site of the old Tenth Anniversary Stadium. Future home of the Poland national team, its facade resembles a waving Polish flag
Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images
Euro 2012 venues: PGE stadium in Gdansk
Gdansk
PGE Arena
Gdansk
Capacity 44,636
Games Three group games, quarter-final
When built New, opened on 14 August
The stadium is located in Gdansk's Letnica neighbourhood close to the waterfront. The exterior is designed to resemble amber, which has long been extracted along the Baltic coast
Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images
Euro 2012 venues: Poznan municipal stadium
Poznan
Municipal Stadium
Capacity 43,090
Games Three group games
When built Opened in 1980, renovation completed in 2010
Close to the city's airport, the Municipal Stadium is renowned in Poland for its excellent atmosphere. After renovation the stadium is the biggest club ground in the country with fully covered stands and its reopening was celebrated with a Sting concert
Photograph: Agencja Gazeta/Reuters
Euro 2012 venues: Wroclaw Municipal Stadium
Wroclaw
Municipal Stadium
Capacity 44,416
Games Three group games
When built New, opened on 10 September
Constructed by the Sleza river and connected to the city centre by a new tram line, the stadium's shape resembles a Chinese lantern. It has been built as part of a complex including offices, conference halls, a fitness centre, casino and the museum of local favourites Slask Wroclaw
Photograph: Matthias Kern/Bongarts/Getty Images
Euro 2012 venues: Kiev Olympic station
Kyiv
Olympic Stadium

Capacity 63,195
Games Three group games, quarter-final, final
When built 1923, renovated for Euro 2012
The biggest venue at Euro 2012 is undergoing a makeover for the finals, including a new transparent roof
Photograph: Aleksey Furman/EPA
Euro 2012 venues: Donbass Arena stadium in Donetsk
Donetsk
Donbass Arena
Capacity 50,055
Games Three group games, quarter-final, semi-final
When built New, opened in 2009
This ultra-modern stadium, funded by Shakhtar's wealthy owner Rinat Akhmetov, features an illuminated exterior and infrared heating system. Situated in central Donetsk, at night it lights up the huge fountain built beside it, complete with 30-tonne football and the surrounding parkland
Photograph: Alexander Khudoteply/AFP/Getty Images
Euro 2012 venues: Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Metalist Stadium
Capacity 35,721
Games Three group games
When built
1926, renovated in 2009
Metalist's home ground has received several facelifts down the decades – the latest creating the multipurpose Metalist City complex. Locals call it the Spider Arena as the roof pillars are shaped like the legs of an arachnid
Photograph: Andrey Kravchenko/EPA
Euro 2012 venues: New Lviv Stadium
Lviv
New Lviv Stadium
Capacity 34,915
Games Three group games
When built New, due to open on 28 October
Based on the Euro 2008 stadium at Klagenfurt, the foundations in this area of parkland on the outskirts of the city were laid in February 2009
Photograph: Markiian Lyseiko/EPA
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