Birmingham City turned plenty of heads as they unveiled the complete design of their new 62,000-capacity stadium.
The centrepiece of a multi-billion pound redevelopment in the city, the Birmingham City Powerhouse - as it will be called - will replace St Andrew's Stadium, the home of Birmingham City since 1906.
Flaunting a unique design which includes 12 distinctive chimneys to reflect the city's proud industrial history, the capacity of the new stadia is more than double of Birmingham's current average crowd at St Andrew's.
Not only will it host Birmingham matches but it's also expected to stage different sporting and entertainment events with a retractable roof and moveable pitch.
It's a truly exciting time to be a Birmingham fan, with Blues chairman Tom Wagner describing the proposed venue as "a statement of intent for the City of Birmingham and the West Midlands, testament to a region that is on the rise."
Birmingham City Powerhouse design
*Images courtesy of Birmingham City Football Club
When will the Birmingham City Powerhouse be built?
Work on the new stadium is expected to commence from the end of November on the 48-acre site in Bordesley Green.
Club officials have said they have planned for the stadium to be completed in 2030 and in time for the start of the 2030/31 season.
To compare with another new stadium, Everton's Hill Dickinson stadium took three-and-a-half years to build after breaking ground at Bramley-Moore Dock in August 2021.
