Rice Stadium
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Rice Stadium is a historic outdoor football stadium in Houston, Texas, best known as the longtime home of Rice University’s football team and as the site of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 “Moon speech.”
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football stadium
ⓘ
outdoor stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan
ⓘ
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones ⓘ |
| category |
College football venues in the United States
ⓘ
Rice Owls ⓘ
surface form:
Rice Owls football
Sports venues in Houston ⓘ |
| city | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccessibility | served by Houston public transit ⓘ |
| hasFieldOrientation | north–south ⓘ |
| hasLighting | stadium lights for night games ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPressBox | yes ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
renovations in early 21st century
ⓘ
renovations in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | yes ⓘ |
| hasTenants |
Rice University Department of Athletics
ⓘ
surface form:
Rice University athletics
|
| hasType | open-air stadium ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commencement ceremonies
ⓘ
community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | associated with U.S. space program rhetoric ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Rice Owls
ⓘ
surface form:
Rice Owls football
|
| locatedOn | campus of Rice University ⓘ |
| location |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas, United States
|
| namedFor | Rice University ⓘ |
| near |
Houston Museum District area
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston Museum District
Texas Medical Center ⓘ |
| notableEvent | John F. Kennedy Moon speech ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | September 12, 1962 ⓘ |
| notableFor | site of John F. Kennedy’s 1962 Moon speech ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| openingDate | September 30, 1950 ⓘ |
| operator | Rice University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Rice University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rice University
ⓘ
surface form:
Rice University campus
|
| primaryTenant |
Rice Owls
ⓘ
surface form:
Rice Owls football team
|
| region |
Harris County
ⓘ
surface form:
Harris County, Texas
|
| seatingCapacity | 70000 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college football games
ⓘ
high school football games ⓘ large public events ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.