Astrodome

The NRG Astrodome, formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States.... Wikipedia

• Former names:  Harris County Domed Stadium (1965), Houston Astrodome, (1965–2000), Reliant Astrodome, (2000–2014)
• Address:  8400 Kirby Drive
• Location:  Houston, Texas, U.S.
• Owner:  Harris County
• Operator:  Astrodome USA
• Record attendance:  George Strait concert, 68,266
• Field size:  Original, Left field – 340 ft (103.63 m), Left center – 375 ft (114.3 m), Center field – 406 ft (123.75 m), Right center – 375 ft (114.3 m), Right field – 340 ft (103.63 m), Backstop – 60.5 ft (18.44 m), Final, Left field – 325 ft (99.06 m), Left center – 375 ft (114.3 m)
• Surface:  Grass (1965), Painted dirt (1965), AstroTurf (1966–present)
• Broke ground:  January 3, 1962
• Built:  March 18, 1963–November 1964
• Opened:  April 9, 1965
• Renovated:  1988–1989
• Closed:  March 22, 2008
• Demolished:  April 30, 2013 (partial)
• Construction cost:  US$35 million, ($ in 2015 dollars)
• Architect:  Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan, Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson, Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
• General contractor:  H. A. Lott, Inc.
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo