The original Wembley stadium, known as the Empire Stadium, was built in 1923 originally for the British Empire Exhibition, and later to host major football events, and in 1948, the Olympic Games. The 'ants' are people pouring into the Empire Stadium for an event in 1924!
The exhibition was a mammoth affair that involved the construction of new roads over a wide area, and the widening of existing ones, and the introduction of mains drainage to the district. Almost overnight, the population of Wembley exploded. The stadium thrived, but eventually proved to be too small, and its' striking twin towers were demolished.
The stadium came down in 2003 and was replaced with a new stadium in 2007 which seats 90,000, making it the second largest stadium in Europe.
The stadium is crowned by the 134-metre-high (440 ft) Wembley Arch which serves aesthetically as a landmark across London as well as structurally, with the arch supporting over 75% of the entire roof load.
Statue of Sir Bobby Moore outside the stadium
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