Between 1928 and 1936, on top of a hill in Prague, Czechoslovakia built quite simply the largest stadium ever constructed. The playing field alone was the size of 9 football pitches, and when full, it could hold 240,000 spectators. But what is the story behind this absolute monster? I travelled to Prague to find out...
MORE INFO
- Sokol Museum website (in English, covers all the history) - https://sokolmuseum.org/
- Official Sokol website (in Czech, and with an annoying loading screen) - https://www.sokol.eu/
- Sokol USA (in English) - https://sokolusa.org/
IMAGE CREDITS
Narendra Modi Stadium by Ishi6181 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narendra_modi_stadium_2023_Final_between_India_and_Australia.jpg
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium by Nicor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium#/media/File:Arirang_Mass_Games_12.JPG