| Grand Stade Nice | |
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Grand Stade Nice under construction in October 2011 |
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| Broke ground | July 2011 |
| Opened | June 30, 2013 |
| Owner | City of Nice |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction cost | 245 million euros |
| Architect | Jean-Michel Wilmotte |
| Project Manager | Vinci |
| Capacity | 35,624 |
| Tenants | |
| OGC Nice | |
The Olympic Nice Stadium is a multi-use stadium project in Nice, France, to be used mostly for football matches of host OGC Nice. The stadium will have a capacity of 35,000 people and replaces their current stadium Stade Municipal du Ray. Construction started in 2011 and will be completed in 2013.
The stadium was originally planned to be completed by 2007. However, construction was halted the previous year because of concerns related to the future cost of the structure. Plans for the stadium, located in Saint-Isidore near the Var, were then shelved. The project was revived as part of France's ultimately successful bid to host UEFA Euro 2016.