Great American Pyramid

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The Great American Pyramid is a distinctive pyramid-shaped arena and landmark in Memphis, Tennessee, originally built as a sports and entertainment venue and later converted into a Bass Pro Shops megastore and tourist attraction.

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Great American Pyramid canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arena
building
landmark
pyramid-shaped building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Postmodern
city Memphis
convertedToBassProShops 2015
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentTenant Bass Pro Shops
currentUse retail megastore
tourist attraction
formerName Memphis Pyramid
surface form: Pyramid Arena

The Pyramid
hasHotel yes
hasIndoorSwamp yes
hasObservationDeck yes
hasRestaurant yes
height approximately 321 feet
approximately 98 meters
inception 1991
locatedIn Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Memphis
surface form: downtown Memphis
locatedOn Mississippi River
material glass
steel
notableFeature glass-paneled exterior
indoor cypress swamp
observation deck overlooking Mississippi River
openedAsArena 1991
operator Bass Pro Shops
owner Memphis
surface form: City of Memphis
partOf Memphis
surface form: Memphis riverfront
primaryUse entertainment venue
sports venue
region Shelby County, Tennessee
reopenedAfterRenovation 2015
seatingCapacityAsArena around 20,000
shape pyramid
significance iconic symbol of Memphis skyline
state Tennessee
usedFor basketball games
concerts
conventions
wasHomeArenaOf Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Tigers
surface form: Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memphis Pyramid formerName Great American Pyramid
The Pyramid formerName Great American Pyramid
subject surface form: The Pyramid (Memphis)