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The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It seated around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by George Strait in 2002.
HOUSTON - The Astrodome officially closed its door 15 years ago, ... slicing a boulevard through the Dome to connect NRG Center and NRG Stadium for pedestrian traffic, and activating the main ...
NRG Stadium (previously known as Reliant Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. Construction was completed in 2002, at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220. [9] [10] It was the first NFL facility to have a retractable roof. [11]
HOUSTON (AP) - A glimmer of hope surfaced this week in the effort to keep the Houston Astrodome from being torn down with the addition of the building, the world's first multipurpose domed stadium ...
Belgrade Fair in Construction: World's largest prestressed concrete dome [14] 1963 – 1964 122 400 Assembly Hall: Champaign, United States Felmley-Dickerson Co. Reinforced concrete dome. Architect Max Abramovitz. [15] 1964 – 1975 196 642 Astrodome: Houston, United States H.A. Lott, Inc. First domed stadium. [16] First air-conditioned stadium.
Voters rejected a referendum in November that would have turned the dilapidated stadium. Demolition began on parts of the Houston Astrodome this week, and though its fate has not officially been ...
NRG Stadium This photograph highlights the NRG Park area of Houston's “inner loop,” the part of the city located within Interstate Highway 610.. NRG Park, formerly Reliant Park and Astrodomain, is a complex in Houston, named after the energy company NRG Energy.
The stadium first opened in. Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Reliant Astrodome continues to sit abandoned, a ghost of its former self -- once host to 50,000-plus crowds for baseball ...