ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia)

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Olympic stadium multi-purpose stadium sports venue

ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia) is a large multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Sydney, originally built for the 2000 Summer Olympics and now hosting major rugby, football, and concert events.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic stadium → multi-purpose stadium → sports venue →
alsoKnownAs	Accor Stadium → Stadium Australia → Telstra Stadium →
architect	Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture →
builtFor	2000 Summer Olympics →
capacity	83500 → 83500 (oval configuration, reduced from original) → 83500 (rectangular configuration) →
city	Sydney →
constructionCost	A$690 million (approximate) →
constructionStart	1996 →
country	Australia →
hasFeature	partial roof coverage → retractable seating (original design) → two continuous tiers of seating →
hostedEvent	2000 Summer Olympics athletics events → 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony → 2000 Summer Olympics football final → 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony → 2003 Rugby World Cup final → A-League Grand Final → Bledisloe Cup matches → FIFA World Cup qualification matches → NRL Grand Final → Rugby World Cup 2003 matches → State of Origin series matches → major international concerts →
locatedIn	Australia → New South Wales → Sydney →
locatedInArea	Sydney Olympic Park →
opened	1999 →
openedForEvent	2000 Summer Olympics →
operator	Venues NSW →
originalCapacity	110000 →
owner	NSW Government →
partOf	Sydney Olympic Park precinct →
primaryUse	Australian rules football → association football → concerts → cricket → rugby league → rugby union →
redeveloped	2003 → 2007 →
redevelopmentPurpose	conversion to more rectangular-focused configuration →
surface	grass →
tenant	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs → New South Wales Blues (State of Origin home games) → Parramatta Eels (part-time) → South Sydney Rabbitohs →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ANZ Stadium ("Stadium Australia") → ANZ Stadium ("Telstra Stadium") → ANZ Stadium ("Accor Stadium") →	alsoKnownAs
2000 Summer Olympics ("Stadium Australia") → 2000 Summer Olympics ("Sydney Olympic Stadium") →	mainStadium
National Rugby League ("Stadium Australia") →	grandFinalVenue
State of Origin series ("Accor Stadium") →	hasNotableVenue
Australia national rugby union team ("Stadium Australia") →	homeStadium
Populous →	notableWork
New South Wales Waratahs ("ANZ Stadium") →	previousHomeGround