FIFA Headquarters
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The headquarters
of FIFA (German
: FIFA-Hauptquartier) is a distinctive complex in Zurich
. The complex has served as the official headquarters of FIFA
since its completion in 2006. It is located on the Zürichberg
, a wooded hill in District 7
.
The complex includes a fitness centre, a meditation room, geographically themed parks and a full-size international football pitch.
The main building has only two upper levels, resulting in two thirds of the headquarters lying underground. "Places where people make decisions should only contain indirect light," said Joseph Blatter, "because the light should come from the people themselves who are assembled there."
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
of FIFA (German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: FIFA-Hauptquartier) is a distinctive complex in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. The complex has served as the official headquarters of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
since its completion in 2006. It is located on the Zürichberg
Zürichberg
The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres , overlooking Lake Zurich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers...
, a wooded hill in District 7
District 7 (Zürich)
District 7 is a district east of the old town in the Swiss city of Zurich.The district comprises the quarters Fluntern, Hottingen, Hirslanden and Witikon. All entities were formerly municipalities of their own, but were incorporated into Zurich in 1893 .-References:...
.
The complex includes a fitness centre, a meditation room, geographically themed parks and a full-size international football pitch.
The main building has only two upper levels, resulting in two thirds of the headquarters lying underground. "Places where people make decisions should only contain indirect light," said Joseph Blatter, "because the light should come from the people themselves who are assembled there."