Liverpool will retain their famous Kop end when they move into a new 60,000-seater stadium in the city's Stanley Park in 2010.
Computer-generated images of the new stadium were revealed by the Premiership club with a steeply banked, 18,000 capacity Kop end an integral part of a design which veers away from the bowl-like appearance of many new grounds.
An official planning application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council for the £300million development in the north of the city.
Moving from the club's spiritual Anfield home is an emotive subject for fans of the five-times European champions, but chief executive Rick Parry said the new Kop end would become the 'heartbeat' of the four-sided stadium.
'We've always recognised the central importance of the Kop,' Parry said in a statement. 'It will have a significantly increased capacity of 18,000 seats in a single tier structure that will be the heartbeat of the new stadium.
'The rake of the stand will be steeper and the seats tighter together, with the acoustics of the roof designed to accentuate the atmosphere during games.'
Liverpool's current Anfield capacity of 45,000 is deemed insufficient to compete with the likes of Manchester United (76,000) and Arsenal (60,000) while the likes of Newcastle United also have much bigger stadiums.
Club captain Steven Gerrard said keeping the Kop was vital.
'The fact that a massive Kop end in incorporated in the the new stadium is great,' he said. 'I was completely blown away by the plans. I've played in some great stadiums but this is something special.
'It is amazing and the best thing about it is that it is so different to any other. We will have our own identity stamped all over this stadium and that is how it should be.
'We are Liverpool Football Club, we expect the best and this will be the best.'
He added: 'The fact that a massive Kop stand will be incorporated into the new stadium is great. As a supporter myself, I know what to look for in a stadium and I am sure all our fans are going to love it.
'We all know the level of noise 40,000 Liverpudlians can make at Anfield so I cannot even begin to describe what 60,000-plus can do. I cannot wait to lead the team out there.'
Stadium designers, American-based architects HKS, have been involved in many sports arenas including the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and the new venue for Super Bowl champions the Indianapolis Colts.
