Harris County Domed Stadium
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Harris County Domed Stadium, better known as the Houston Astrodome, is a pioneering indoor sports stadium in Houston often called the world's first multi-purpose domed stadium.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harris County Domed Stadium canonical | 2 |
| Astrodome | 1 |
| Astros Field | 1 |
| Reliant Park complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1908061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harris County Domed Stadium Context triple: [Houston Astrodome, formerName, Harris County Domed Stadium]
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Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium, now known as NRG Stadium, is a multi-purpose, retractable-roof sports venue in Houston, Texas, best known as the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans and host of major events including multiple Super Bowls.
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Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was a famous partially roofed football stadium in Irving, Texas, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys before its demolition in 2010.
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Alamodome
The Alamodome is a large multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas, known for hosting major sporting events, concerts, and conventions.
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Hornet Stadium
Hornet Stadium is an outdoor sports venue in Sacramento, California, serving as the primary home field for Sacramento State’s athletic events, especially football and track and field.
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O'Donnell Field
O'Donnell Field is the home baseball venue for Harvard University's Harvard Crimson team, located on the university's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harris County Domed Stadium Target entity description: Harris County Domed Stadium, better known as the Houston Astrodome, is a pioneering indoor sports stadium in Houston often called the world's first multi-purpose domed stadium.
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Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium, now known as NRG Stadium, is a multi-purpose, retractable-roof sports venue in Houston, Texas, best known as the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans and host of major events including multiple Super Bowls.
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Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was a famous partially roofed football stadium in Irving, Texas, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys before its demolition in 2010.
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C.
Alamodome
The Alamodome is a large multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas, known for hosting major sporting events, concerts, and conventions.
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Hornet Stadium
Hornet Stadium is an outdoor sports venue in Sacramento, California, serving as the primary home field for Sacramento State’s athletic events, especially football and track and field.
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O'Donnell Field
O'Donnell Field is the home baseball venue for Harvard University's Harvard Crimson team, located on the university's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domed stadium
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historic place ⓘ indoor stadium ⓘ landmark ⓘ multi-purpose stadium ⓘ sports stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harris County Domed Stadium
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surface form:
Astrodome
Houston Astrodome ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | domed roof ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1962 ⓘ |
| closedForRegularEvents | 2008 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| cost | about 35 million US dollars ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designatedAs | State Antiquities Landmark of Texas ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | fixed dome ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| heritageDesignationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1968 MLB All-Star Game
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AstroWorld Series games in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo annual events ⓘ “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match exhibition featuring Billie Jean King (indoor version, 1973 series of events) ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| influenced | design of later domed stadiums worldwide ⓘ |
| innovation | pioneered large-scale use of artificial turf in professional sports ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NRG Park ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Harris County
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surface form:
Harris County, Texas
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| locatedInCity | Houston ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Texas ⓘ |
| nickname |
Eighth Wonder of the World
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surface form:
The Eighth Wonder of the World
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| notableFeature | artificial turf known as AstroTurf ⓘ |
| opened | 1965 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965-04-09 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Harris County ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
over 60000 (American football, original configuration)
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over 67000 (baseball, original configuration) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
first major multi-purpose domed sports stadium in the world
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first regular-season MLB game played indoors ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ rodeo ⓘ |
| tenant |
Houston Astros
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Houston Gamblers ⓘ Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ⓘ Houston Oilers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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conventions ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ political events ⓘ religious events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harris County Domed Stadium Description of subject: Harris County Domed Stadium, better known as the Houston Astrodome, is a pioneering indoor sports stadium in Houston often called the world's first multi-purpose domed stadium.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Astros Field
this entity surface form:
Reliant Park complex
this entity surface form:
Astrodome