A 19th-century football stadium is a relatively common sight across the pond, but examples are rare in the U.S..

The arms race to create bigger and better facilities has seen hundreds of arenas torn down and rebuilt.

But the University of Pennsylvania has proudly held events at Franklin Stadium since it was built at a cost of $100,000 in 1895.

Named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, who created the college, it was originally built to host the Penn Relays -- the running and largest track and field meet in the country.

It is the oldest college football stadium still operating and was the first to boast a scoreboard.

In 1916, the university submitted plans for creating a 100,000-seat half-sunken stadium at Woodland Ravine in a $750,000 project, but instead expanded what is now i

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