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DOES Qatar's World Cup stadium remind you of anything?
The first design to be revealed by officials for the 2022 World Cup has unfortunately been dubbed the "vagina stadium".
From this angle we guess you could say it looks like a seashell... maybe.Source: Supplied
The design is supposed to resemble the sails of a traditional pearl fishing boat with Aecom, the firm that won the contract to design the stadium, saying the design was "inspired by the dhow boat that carried generations of local fishermen and pearl divers".
"The stadium weaves together Qatar's past with its progressive vision for the future," a spokesperson for the company said.
The architects said the design was inspired by a sail boat.Source: Supplied
No doubt the designers' true intention will be lost pretty quickly.
Once something is dubbed "the vagina stadium" there really is no turning back.
In any case the stadium is to be made out of sustainable materials.
"The stands and pitch will be cooled to a perfect temperature for football," the spokesperson said.
The irony of Qatar building a stadium that apparently looks like a vagina. FGM common in Qatar
— Michael Tiyce (@MichaelTiyce) November 17, 2013
Sounds great. Better than norm anus appearance "@Valerie0714: Qatar stadium design critics: it 'looks like a vagina' http://t.co/wCLiqkKbi0"
— Belial (@Praedor) November 17, 2013
Nice giant vagina stadium, Qatar.
— Gerald Bostock (@packer_hawk) November 16, 2013
The stadium will be completed in five years.Source: Supplied
Construction on the stadium will be completed in 2018.
Who says equal opportunity architecture doesn't exist?
Now if only the same could be said of the sporting competitions the stadium will play host to.
We definitely need more vagina-shaped buildings. How about a bank? Or a car wash? Food court? http://t.co/G2pfRr55ME
— Nick Seymour (@nickseemore) November 18, 2013
Nice giant vagina stadium, Qatar.
— Gerald Bostock (@packer_hawk) November 16, 2013
Nice giant vagina stadium, Qatar.
— Gerald Bostock (@packer_hawk) November 16, 2013
What do you think?
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It does sort of look like a small boat. The kind that has a "man" in it.![]()
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It's interesting...
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F**k Qatar
Hope the place gets nuked
Seems appropriate since the majority of the Qatar Football Federation is full of C&*ts
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100% agreement there. All the doubtful dealings, brown paper bags fuul of cash etc, say they should lose the hosting rights. The fact that it's timing of the event will likely be a disaster adds more weight. But the mist compelling reason is that migrant workers from some of the world's poorest nations are dropping dead due to the harsh working conditions and poor safety standards. And that for virtual slave labour rates. It's a fucking disgrace. Just like FIFA itself.
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There are no proper facilities are provided to labors that's why they leaving this project. A the temperature is very hot almost 50 degree in this area and hard wording conditions.
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pics one and three are of different stadiums lol
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Very True Shasta. Many workers from countries such as Nepal have gone over there to earn some money for their families only to find that they are working in terrible conditions and those who are injured or who die don;t receive any compensation. This event should boycotted
WHAT does it cost to host a World Cup?
We have that debate every four years, but it’s usually about money. When it comes to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the cost will not only be in dollar terms ... it will be in lives.
The International Trade Union Confederation recently released an extensive report on the working and living conditions of migrant workers in Qatar. It’s staggering.
There are about 1.4 million of those workers living in the Middle Eastern nation right now. A huge proportion of them are building stadiums and infrastructure for the World Cup. And if labour conditions in Qatar don’t improve, “at least 4000” migrant workers could die before the tournament kicks off in eight years.
“I went on site this morning at 5am and there was blood everywhere,” says one worker quoted by the ITUC.
“I don’t know what happened, but it was covered up with no report. When I reported this, I was told that if I didn’t stop complaining, I would be dismissed.”
Other migrant workers are desperate to be dismissed, so to speak. They want to collect the pay they’re owed and leave the country.
“Our contract expired, yet the employer has not paid our salaries between one to three months, nor has he provided end of contract benefits or tickets home,” says one such worker.
“Each time we come to the office, it is always, ‘Come back in a couple of days and you will have your pay and tickets.’”
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