Qatar has officially unveiled new photos of the World Cup 2022 stadium that fans famously said looked like a particular female body part when the renderings of the almost-completed venue hit the internet back in 2018.
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One of the World Cup stadiums.Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy via Getty
But when the first photos of the almost-completed stadium surfaced on the internet last year, fans didn’t quite see the image of boat sails, but that of a female body part.
People used Twitter to share their sentiments about the stadium’s design.
“I thought the Georgia O’Keeffe paintings were a nice touch,” wrote one user wrote in 2018, referencing the iconic artist who famously painted flowers that resembled the female anatomy.
Another said, “So Qatar is naming a stadium ‘The Vagina stadium,’ SMH.”
Despite the critiques over the venue’s design, the stadium is sure to become revolutionary with its new-wave air-conditioning technology that is said to help the fans and players beat the Qatar heat, lowering the temperature to a perfect 72 degrees.
In addition to the Al Wakar stadium, Qatar will produce a total of eight venues for the 32 World Cup teams competing in the international tournament. Khalifa International Stadium, an original Qatar venue that was built in 1976, was redeveloped and has also been unveiled for the World Cup matches.
source: people.com
