<P> Designed by Populous and Foster and Partners, the stadium is crowned by a 134 - metre - high (440 ft) Wembley Arch which serves aesthetically as a landmark across London and structurally with the arch supporting over 75% of the entire roof load . The stadium was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £ 798 million (£ 1.09 billion today). Contrary to popular belief, Wembley Stadium does not have a retractable roof which covers the playing surface . Two partially retractable roof structures over the east and west end of the stadium can be opened to allow sunlight and aid pitch growth . </P> <P> In addition to England home games and the FA Cup final, the stadium also hosts other major games in English football, including the season - opening FA Community Shield, the League Cup final, the FA Cup semi-finals, the Football League Trophy, the Football League play - offs, the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and the National League play - offs . A UEFA category four stadium, Wembley hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Finals, and will host both the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020 . The stadium hosted the Gold medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament . The stadium also hosts rugby league's Challenge Cup final, NFL London Games and music concerts . </P> <P> Wembley was designed by architects Foster + Partners and Populous (formerly HOK Sport) and with engineers Mott Stadium Consortium, who were a collection of three structural engineering consultants in the form of Mott MacDonald, Sinclair Knight Merz and Aurecon . The design of the building services was carried out by Mott MacDonald . The construction of the stadium was managed by Australian company Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency . It is one of the most expensive stadia ever built at a cost of £ 798 million, and has the largest roof - covered seating capacity in the world . Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners was appointed to assist Wembley National Stadium Limited in preparing the scheme for a new stadium and to obtain planning and listed building permission for the development . </P> <P> The all - seater stadium is a bowl design with a capacity of 90,000, protected from the elements by a sliding roof that does not completely enclose it . It can also be adapted as an athletic stadium by erecting a temporary platform over the lowest tier of seating . The stadium's signature feature is a circular section lattice arch of 7 m (23 ft) internal diameter with a 315 m (1,033 ft) span, erected some 22 ° off true, and rising to 133 m (436 ft). It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60% of the weight of the retractable roof on the southern side . The archway is the world's longest unsupported roof structure . </P>

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