Houston Astrodome
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The Houston Astrodome is a historic domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, famed for hosting major events such as the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astrodome | 4 |
| Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domed stadium
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ multi-purpose stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 2014 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | domed stadium ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1962 ⓘ |
| closedToBaseball | 1999 ⓘ |
| closedToEvents | 2008 ⓘ |
| closedToFootball | 1996 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedHoustonLandmark | 2017 ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan, and Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson
|
| formerName | Harris County Domed Stadium ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 29.6847 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -95.4107 ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1968 MLB All-Star Game
ⓘ
Battle of the Sexes tennis match ⓘ
surface form:
1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match
Astros postseason games ⓘ Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ⓘ Houston Oilers playoff games ⓘ Major League Baseball games ⓘ National Football League games ⓘ WrestleMania X-Seven fan events ⓘ boxing matches ⓘ college football games ⓘ concerts ⓘ political rallies ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ tennis matches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Houston Astros ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
Houston Astrodome
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World ⓘ |
| notableEventParticipant |
Billie Jean King
ⓘ
Bobby Riggs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first major domed sports stadium
ⓘ
innovative indoor climate control ⓘ pioneering artificial turf in professional sports ⓘ |
| opened |
1965
ⓘ
April 9, 1965 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Harris County ⓘ |
| partOf |
NRG Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
NRG Park
|
| primaryTenant |
Houston Astros
ⓘ
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ⓘ Houston Oilers ⓘ |
| roofType | fixed dome ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBaseball | approximately 54,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityFootball | approximately 62,000 ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Walter P. Moore ⓘ |
| surface | AstroTurf ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Astrodome
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Astrodome
this entity surface form:
Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
this entity surface form:
Astrodome
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Astrodome