Texas Stadium

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football venue
demolished building
stadium
address Texas State Highway 114
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
location Irving, Texas
namedAfter Texas
surface form: 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 Irving, Texas
surface form: City of Irving
parkingType surface parking lots
precededBy Cotton Bowl (as Cowboys home stadium)
primaryUse NFL games
proximityTo Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
surface form: Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport
replaced Texas Stadium self-linksurface differs
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 self-linksurface differs
usedUntil 2008

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Dallas Cowboys formerHomeStadium Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium usedStadium Texas Stadium self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium replaced Texas Stadium self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: AT&T Stadium
Dallas Tornado homeStadium Texas Stadium
The House That Landry Built refersTo Texas Stadium
Cotton Bowl (as Cowboys home stadium) homeStadium Texas Stadium
subject surface form: Dallas Cowboys
Cotton Bowl (as Cowboys home stadium) movedToStadium Texas Stadium
subject surface form: Dallas Cowboys