Parc Des Princes

The Park of the Princes or Parc des Princes, is home for the football team of Paris Saint Germain as well as the French national team. It is located at the Porte de Saint Cloud. The first stadium was built in 1897 in an old area of ​​fortifications at the periphery of Paris and Boulogne. The first stage could contain up to 20 000 people. In 1931 it was extended again, this time for 50 000 people. Some buildings around t had to be demolished in order to provide quick access and exit for spectators. Until the construction of the Stade de France in Saint Denis for the Soccer World Cup in 1998, the Parc des Princes was the largest stadium in Paris.