The Walter Pyramid
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The Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, known for hosting the university’s basketball and volleyball games.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Pyramid | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ pyramid-shaped building ⓘ |
| architect | Don Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| architectureFirm | Don Gibbs & Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseLength |
approximately 104 meters
ⓘ
approximately 345 feet ⓘ |
| campus | California State University, Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
ⓘ
College volleyball venues in the United States ⓘ Indoor arenas in California ⓘ Pyramids in the United States ⓘ Sports venues in Long Beach, California ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 22 million US dollars ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | The Pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurface | hardwood court ⓘ |
| hasTenants | Long Beach State Beach athletics programs ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 121 feet
ⓘ
approximately 37 meters ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
California State University, Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
aluminum cladding
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mike Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive blue exterior
ⓘ
one of only a few true pyramid-shaped sports arenas ⓘ |
| opened | 1994 ⓘ |
| openingDate | November 30, 1994 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | California State University, Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | California State University, Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | space frame ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 5,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForBasketball | about 4,200 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForVolleyball | about 5,000 ⓘ |
| shape | square pyramid ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
volleyball ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.