Veltins-Arena, indoor football stadium

Veltins-Arena is a football stadium in the city of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Originally named Arena AufSchalke, German pronunciation: [aˌʁeːna ʔaʊfˈʃalkə]). It was inaugurated on 13 August 2001 as the new home stadium of German football club Schalke 04. It hosted the 2004 Champions League Final and five matches at the 2006 World Cup, including a quarter-final. The stadium has a league capacity of 61,482 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 53,951 (seated only). The stadium was named on 1 July 2005 after the German beer factory Veltins. I am visiting my friend in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Despite being busy, my friend's husband still took the time to take me to visit the Veltins-Arena football stadium - a prominent and proud place for the gentlemen here 😊. My friend's husband was very excited to tell me about the history of this place, and took souvenir photos for me 🌹🌹🌹. It's great when you come to a strange place and still have friends to welcome you and act as tour guides 😍. #veltins-Arena