Where is the largest stadium in the world?

The largest stadium in the world by seating capacity is usually cited as the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened in 1989 and is reported to seat around 114,000 people. It is used for football, athletics, and above all for North Korea elaborate mass games, spectacular choreographed performances involving tens of thousands of participants. Among the largest stadiums that mainly host sports in the traditional sense, the Michigan Stadium in the United States, nicknamed the Big House, seats around 107,000 and is one of the biggest American football venues. Ranking stadiums can be tricky because capacities change with renovations and because some historic grounds once held far larger standing crowds than modern seated limits allow. Huge stadiums serve as national landmarks and centres of sporting and cultural life.