California Memorial Stadium

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college football stadium memorial outdoor sports venue

California Memorial Stadium is the historic on-campus football stadium of the University of California, Berkeley, known as the home of the California Golden Bears.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football stadium → memorial → outdoor sports venue →
architect	John Galen Howard →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
builtNear	Hayward Fault →
builtOn	Berkeley Hills →
city	Berkeley →
commemorates	fallen service members from the University of California →
conference	Pac-12 Conference →
country	United States →
hasEventType	rivalry games against Stanford (Big Game) →
hasFeature	press box on the west side → student section known as The Bench → tight bowl configuration → views of the San Francisco Bay →
hasFieldOrientation	north–south →
hasNickname	Cal Memorial Stadium → Memorial Stadium →
hasPublicTransitAccess	served by AC Transit →
hasRenovationGoal	improve seismic safety → modernize athletic facilities → upgrade fan amenities →
hasScoreboard	video scoreboard →
hasStructuralDesign	seismically retrofitted structure →
homeStadiumOf	California Golden Bears football team →
isOutdoor	true →
league	NCAA Division I FBS →
locatedIn	Berkeley, California →
locatedOnCampusOf	University of California, Berkeley →
namedFor	University of California students and alumni killed in World War I →
nearbyInstitution	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory →
nearbyLandmark	California Memorial Stadium East Rim hiking area → Strawberry Canyon →
opened	1923 →
operatedBy	University of California, Berkeley →
ownedBy	University of California, Berkeley →
partOf	UC Berkeley athletics facilities →
primaryTenant	California Golden Bears →
renovated	2010–2012 →
reopenedAfterRenovation	2012 →
seatingCapacity	approximately 63,000 →
state	California →
surfaceType	natural grass →
usedFor	NCAA college football games → concerts → special events → university commencement ceremonies →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fight for California → Oski the Bear →	associatedWith
Golden Bears →	footballStadium
California Golden Bears football →	homeStadium
Cal–Stanford Big Game →	homeStadiumTeam1
The Bench →	homeVenue
California Memorial Stadium ("California Memorial Stadium East Rim hiking area") →	nearbyLandmark
Haas Pavilion ("California Memorial Stadium sports complex") →	partOf
Hayward Fault →	passesUnder
The Play (1982 college football) →	venue
Big Game (American football) →	venueUsed