Video: Engineering a 2010 marvel

Zoopy TV takes a closer look at Cape Town's Green Point Stadium, a key venue for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, tracing the sequence of engineering marvels that will go into raising the stadium's iconic hanging roof - made up of 37 000 square metres of glass weighing 4 500 tons. Click arrow to play video.

Posted on SouthAfrica.info on 20 February 2009.

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The construction sequence for Cape Town's Green Point Stadium, a key venue for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, is filled with engineering marvels (Image: Zoopy TV)

Hosting the big sporting events

Hosting the big events

The Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup, World Cup of Motorsport, Women's World Cup of Golf, African Cup of Nations ... If you think we'll have any trouble pulling off the 2010 Fifa World Cup, look at our track record for hosting major events - and think again.