Perth’s Optus Stadium has been named the most beautiful sporting facility in the world.

The $1.6 billion venue, which was opened in January last year, held off five other incredible stadiums to scoop the international gong - called Prix Versailles for Sports - for architecture and design.

Camera Icon Perth’s Optus Stadium has been named the most beautiful sporting facility in the world. Credit: Optus Stadium

A panel judged the finalists on their “innovation, creativity, reflection of local, natural and cultural heritage, and energy efficiency”.

The “values of social interaction and participation” were also among the criteria considered.

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Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York won the Special Prize for Interior.

Camera Icon Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York. Credit: Supplied / Prix Versailles

Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou, China earned an award for its exterior.

In its first year, Optus Stadium hosted 43 major events, with more than two million fans flooding through the gates.

A further 100,000 will have filled the stadium for pre-season matches featuring Manchester United and Leeds United.

Prix Versailles Sports 2019 finalists: