(MENAFN) The Qatar World Cup venue designed by celebrated Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid will be completed by the end of 2018, officials responsible for the project said Tuesday.
The USD575 million (465 million euros) Al-Wakrah Stadium, 40,000 capacity, is expected to be one of two further 2022 venues completed this year.
"We will be finishing hopefully by the end of this year and then ready to use," Thani Al-Zarraa, Al-Wakrah's project manager said.
One of the major tasks ahead is to fit the stadium's distinctive retractable roof -meant to resemble the sails of a traditional dhow fishing boat- made of some 1,400 pieces, which will be pre-assembled in Italy, then shipped to Qatar.
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