‘Hear the goals during the afterlife’: Barça fans get to inter ashes at club’s new memorial
Summary
Barcelona has introduced plans for a memorial at Camp Nou where supporters can place their ashes in one of 26,000 niches. Prices range from €2,490 for 10 years to €10,000 for a permanent niche, and the club says more than 1,000 fans have booked. The project is part of a stadium redevelopment whose cost has risen from an initial €900 million estimate to nearly €2 billion.Key Facts
- The memorial will have 26,000 niches for supporters’ ashes.
- A 10-year niche costs €2,490, a 50-year niche costs €6,000, and a permanent niche costs €10,000.
- The club charges an annual maintenance fee of €70; a memorial plaque costs an additional €490.
- Architect Quique Montoya designed the memorial, which will include illuminated squares and a glass wall for plaques.
- Barcelona says work on the memorial will begin late next year and that more than 1,000 fans have booked places.
- The club launched a stadium project in 2023 to raise Camp Nou’s capacity from 99,354 to 105,000.
- The redevelopment was initially estimated at €900 million and now approaches €2 billion.
- Camp Nou work has faced delays and labor disputes; the club acknowledged in 2024 that more than 1,000 subcontractors had not been paid for overtime.
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