Soldier Field

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Soldier Field is a historic outdoor stadium in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears and a prominent venue for major sports and entertainment events.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue
outdoor stadium
sports venue
stadium
architect Holabird & Roche
Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects
Wood + Zapata
brokeGround 1919
city Chicago
country United States
designatedAs Chicago Landmark
formerName Municipal Grant Park Stadium
hasFeature colonnades
lakefront setting
open-air seating bowl
hasScoreboards video boards
hasUse college football
concerts
ice hockey events
soccer
homeTeam Chicago Bears
hostedEvent Copa América Centenario 2016 matches
FIFA World Cup 1994 matches
Major League Soccer matches
NCAA college football games
NHL Stadium Series games
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games
international soccer friendlies
large-scale concerts
leagueOfTenant National Football League
locatedInNeighborhood Near South Side
locatedNear Lake Michigan
location Chicago
Illinois
United States
namedFor American soldiers
opened 1924
openingDate October 9, 1924
operator Chicago Park District
owner Chicago Park District
partOf Museum Campus Chicago
primaryUse American football
renovated 2002
2003
reopenedAfterRenovation 2003
seatingCapacity about 61500
surface natural grass
tenant Chicago Bears


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