7 or 8?

We count 7(maybe 8) cranes at the site of Soccer City, the venue for the opening and final match of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. 8 is a lucky number in China, so either way we're safe. Along with these photo updates we thought we'd share a graphic of the stadium at night when its completed in April 2009.
Photographer: Pule Mofokeng, Johannesburg, 15 July 2007

View of the completed stadium at night

Stadium by the lake

The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium is on schedule and will be complete by December 2008. Construction on site has been progressing well and the first few columns forming the facade have begun to rise. The stadium is located on the edge of North End Lake and a pier will be constructed over the edge of the lake providing a great view across the lake during the Confederations Cup and World Cup. Photographer: Luke Bentley, Port Elizabeth, July 14 2007

A night time view of the stadium from the lake

and then there were 10

Soon the entire Green Point Common site will be bustling with activity as the urban park plans start to become a reality. The R120 million urban park will include ten sports fields, an athletics track, a new tennis arena and precinct, a golf course and dedicated public parks and spaces. The Cape Town World Cup stadium forms just 18ha of the 78ha site to be revamped. We count 10 cranes, how about you?

And then there were 10 (Cranes) Construction of new Greenpoint Stadium

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A day night match

As the sun sets, the lights are switched on at the site of the World Cup stadium in Cape Town, so that construction may continue.
These breathtaking images of the cranes at the site provide us with an idea of the magnificent views the new stadium and people of Cape Town will enjoy.
Photographer: Andrew Dewas, Cape Town, July 2007

Racing away

It seems as if all 12 cranes at the Moses Mabhida stadium are now on site and ready for action. Durban is racing away with the construction of the 70,000 seat stadium which will feature an arch that rises across the length of the stadium and will be accessible to the public, providing amazing views of the ocean and city. Photographer: Mike, Durban, July 2007

In 22 months

An earlier post "About to rise" stated that the Peter Mokaba Stadium would be complete by October 2009. News from the ground is that the stadium will be complete well before that date and will be ready for action in March 2009. With the earthworks complete, 5 cranes have risen and some of the stadium columns have been constructed. 22 months and counting... Photographer: Hanno Steyn, Polokwane, 2 July 2007

No April fool's joke

Soccer City has been confirmed as the venue for the opening and final match of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM and news from the ground is that the magnificent 95,000+ seat calabash will be complete by April 2009. Columns and pillars to support to the second tier of seating have started to rise and April 2009 seems to be an achievable target. Photographer: Puleza, Johannesburg, 1 July 2007

A foggy day in Cape Town

A cold and rainy and in some places snowy Cape Town could not keep the picks and shovels team from taking some photos at the site of the new World Cup stadium in Green Point. Like our friends in Durban 12 cranes will rise of which 8 are currently in place. The stadium podium and columns will soon rise from earth and tender proposals to operate post 2010 the stadium seem to have risen from 19 to 29! Photographer: picks and shovels team, Cape Town, 1 July 2007