California Memorial Stadium

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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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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


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