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New images reveal Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium is starting to take shape as the enormous south stand looms over the building site.

The south stand, inspired by a similar structure at Borussia Dortmund and The Kop at Anfield, will hold 17,000 seats.

It will be the biggest single tier stand in Europe.

Construction crews are working around the clock to complete the £850million stadium in time for the 2018/19 season, with Spurs hoping to move in next summer.

(Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter)

And as the latest photos show, it's already beginning to resemble the original concept art, reports Football.London .

Twitter account @NewSpursStadium, which is dedicated to the new ground, tweeted this image of the south stand in its latest state, taken from one of the cranes.

(Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter)

The club revealed on Thursday that key components, known as ‘trees’ due to their shape are being installed now at the site which will branch out to support the structure of the south stand.

Once assembled, they will hit 49 metres in height and the trees are unique to the new Spurs stadium having been designed so the venue’s sliding pitch can move underneath the South Stand unimpeded.

(Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter)

Each tree, including the base and plinth, weighs 262 tonnes – that’s more than 20 double-decker buses.

The height from the underside of the base to the top of the tallest branch is 49 metres – that’s half-way up Big Ben.

(Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter) (Image: @SpursOfficial/Twitter)

The trees are a unique architectural feature supporting the back of the new single-tier South Stand including the rakers that carry the terraces and compression ring from which the stadium roof is suspended.

The club has also focused on the acoustics of the new ground, utilising an expert used to working on U2 concerts to ensure the new stadium will have the same atmosphere as the now-demolished White Hart Lane did.