Parc des Princes

The Parc des Princes sits in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, a concrete bowl that has been the heartbeat of French football for decades. Since 1974, it has been the home of Paris Saint-Germain, the club that transformed from a mid-table side into a European force under Qatari ownership. The stadium opened in its current form in 1972, replacing an older velodrome on the same site, and its design — a ring of stands with no running track — was revolutionary for its time. It has hosted two...