Texas Stadium

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American football venue demolished building 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.

Aliases (2)

AT&T Stadium ×1
Dallas Cowboys ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football venue → demolished building → stadium →
address	State Highway 114, Irving, Texas →
alsoHosted	college football games → concerts → high school football games →
architecturalStyle	modern stadium design →
broadcastSignificance	frequently featured on national NFL telecasts →
cityServed	Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex →
closed	2008 →
constructionCost	approximately $35 million →
country	United States of America →
culturalSignificance	iconic venue associated with Dallas Cowboys dynasty years →
demolitionDate	April 11, 2010 →
demolitionMethod	implosion →
demolitionReason	replacement by newer stadium →
followedBy	AT&T Stadium (as Cowboys home stadium) →
homeVenueOf	Dallas Cowboys →
hostedTeamFrom	Dallas Cowboys from 1971 to 2008 →
leagueHosted	National Football League →
legacy	remembered as classic NFL venue with distinctive open roof →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Dallas County, Texas NERFINISHED →
location	Irving, Texas →
namedAfter	State of Texas →
nickName	The House That Landry Built →
notableEvent	hosted Dallas Cowboys home playoff games → hosted multiple NFC Championship Games →
notableFeature	hole in the roof →
opened	1971 →
openingDate	October 24, 1971 →
operator	Dallas Cowboys →
owner	City of Irving →
parkingType	surface parking lots →
precededBy	Cotton Bowl (as Cowboys home stadium) →
primaryUse	NFL games →
proximityTo	Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport →
replaced	Texas Stadium →
replacedBy	AT&T Stadium →
roofCoverage	covered seating bowl with open playing field →
roofSupport	suspended roof structure →
roofType	partially roofed →
seatingCapacity	approximately 65,000 →
sport	American football →
structureType	multi-tiered bowl →
surface	artificial turf →
tenant	Dallas Cowboys →
usedFrom	1971 →
usedStadium	Texas Stadium →
usedUntil	2008 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dallas Cowboys →	formerHomeStadium
AT&T Stadium →	replaced
Dallas Cowboys →	usedStadium