The Astrodome is a domed sports stadium, the first of its kind. It is located in Houston, Texas at 29.6849° N 95.408° W, and is now part of the Reliant Park complex. It opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World". (A team owner is quoted as saying that the "rent for the Astrodome was the ninth".) Reliant Energy purchased naming rights to the building in 2000.
There are 10 stadiums being used, in the following 9 cities: 2 in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein. 5 of the stadiums are existing stadiums which are undergoing upgrades and the other 5 are brand new stadiums being built between 2006 and 2010: Cape Town/Green Point Stadium (opened 2009) Moses Mabhiba Stadium (opened 2009) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (opened 2009) (New) Peter Mokaba Stadium (opened 2009) Mbombela Stadium (opened 2009)
Vesuvio opened in 1957 and is now a pizzeria and spaghetti house. This restaurant is famous for their homemade secret recipe crust.
About one week after the Titanic sank in April of 1912, Fenway Park and Tiger Stadium opened for the first time. Also, the 16th annual Boston Marathon was run on schedule.
No, the San Francisco Giants play in AT&T Park and the San Francisco 49ers play in Candlestick Park. The Giants used to play at Candlestick but moved to AT&T Park when it opened in 2000.
The Astrodome is a domed sports stadium, the first of its kind. It is located in Houston, Texas at 29.6849° N 95.408° W, and is now part of the Reliant Park complex. It opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World". (A team owner is quoted as saying that the "rent for the Astrodome was the ninth".) Reliant Energy purchased naming rights to the building in 2000.
The Astrodome is a domed sports stadium, the first of its kind. It is located in Houston, Texas at 29.6849° N 95.408° W, and is now part of the Reliant Park complex. It opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World". (A team owner is quoted as saying that the "rent for the Astrodome was the ninth".) Reliant Energy purchased naming rights to the building in 2000.
The Astrodome, built in Houston, Texas, was the world's first multi-purpose domed stadium. When it opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium. The Astrodome hosted the Houston Astros (MLB), the Houston Oilers (NFL), The Houston Rockets (NBA), and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.The Astrodome also became the first major sports venue to feature artificial turf.
Dallas The Chiefs played as the Dallas Texans between 1960-1962.
The cost of an NFL stadium varies, depending on When the venue was built, the size, amenities, location and available infrastructure. The development cost for the most recent stadiums: Meadowlands Stadium - Jets/Giants Under Construction - Opening 8/2010 Estimated Cost - $ 1,300,000,000 (1.3 Billion) Cowboy Stadium - Dallas Cowboys Under Construction - Opening 9/2009 Estimated Cost - $1,000,000,000 (1 Billion) Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis Colts Opened - 9/2008 Cost - $ 720,000,000 University of Phoenix Stadium - Arizona Cardinals Opened - 8/2006 Cost - $ 455,000,000 Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia Eagles Opened 9/2003 Cost - $320,000,000 Soldier Field II - Chicago Bears Opened - 9/2003 Cost - $365,000,000 Gillette Stadium - New England Patriots Opened - 9/2002 Cost - $325,000,000 Reliant Stadium - Houston Texans Opened - 9/2002 Cost - $325,000,000 Qwest Field - Seattle Seahawks Opened - 9/15/2002 Cost - $450,000,000 Ford Field Detroit Lions Opened - 9/2002 Cost - $430,000,000
Juventus Stadium opened on September 8, 2011.
Philadelphia PA had the first concrete and steel stadium shibe park in 1909
The new Yankee Stadium was opened in 2009.
The only teams that are still playing in their original stadiums are expansion teams Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Packers play in Lambeau Field which opened in 1957. The Bears have played in Soldier Field since 1971.
The twins had a domed stadium called the Metrodome, until Target Field (which has no roof) opened up in 2010.
Fenway Park and Tiger Stadium, opened on that date.
Bryant-Denny Stadium opened on September 28, 1929.