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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles (3 km) due east of the U.S. Capitol building , near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory .
The ballpark's design was released to the public at a press conference on March 14, 2006. Groundbreaking was in early 2006. With an ambitious construction schedule of fewer than two years to complete the stadium, a design-build approach was selected to allow the architects and builders to work in concert with one another. Ronnie Strompf, the ...
Philip Johnson's design is a cenotaph, or empty tomb, that symbolizes the freedom of Kennedy's spirit.The memorial is a square, roofless room, 30 feet (9.1 m) tall and 50 by 50 feet (15 by 15 m) square with two narrow openings facing north and south.
Officially, the bill is known as the "D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act," which has the stated purpose of transferring control of the federal land the stadium sits ...
The new book 'The Stadium' chronicles the interaction of people, places and ideas, ... the history of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C, essentially a national monument where ...
The first of these "cookie-cutter" or "concrete donut" stadiums was Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 1961 (then known as District of Columbia Stadium); it was followed during the 1960s and 1970s by Shea Stadium in 1964, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium and the Astrodome in 1965, Busch Memorial Stadium and Oakland Coliseum in 1966, San Diego ...
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District of Columbia Stadium/Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium: Washington Redskins Washington D.C 1961 1996 [72] Metropolitan Stadium: Minnesota Vikings: Bloomington, Minnesota: 1961 1981 [73] Atlanta Stadium/Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium: Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta, Georgia: 1966 1991 Site of first NFL preseason game. [74] Civic Center Busch ...