RCA Dome

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defunct sports venue domed stadium indoor stadium

The RCA Dome was a large indoor stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, best known for hosting NFL games and major sporting events before its demolition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
RCA Dome canonical	9
Hoosier Dome	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RCA Dome
Context triple: [Indianapolis Colts, formerHomeStadium, RCA Dome]

A. Budweiser Gardens
Budweiser Gardens is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in London, Ontario, known for hosting hockey games, concerts, and other major events.
B. Superior Dome
Superior Dome is a large indoor athletic stadium in Marquette, Michigan, known for its distinctive domed roof and use as a multi-purpose sports facility.
C. SeatGeek Stadium
SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, that has hosted Major League Soccer matches and various other sporting and entertainment events.
D. Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
E. Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RCA Dome
Target entity description: The RCA Dome was a large indoor stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, best known for hosting NFL games and major sporting events before its demolition.

A. Budweiser Gardens
Budweiser Gardens is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in London, Ontario, known for hosting hockey games, concerts, and other major events.
B. Superior Dome
Superior Dome is a large indoor athletic stadium in Marquette, Michigan, known for its distinctive domed roof and use as a multi-purpose sports facility.
C. SeatGeek Stadium
SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, that has hosted Major League Soccer matches and various other sporting and entertainment events.
D. Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
E. Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct sports venue ⓘ domed stadium ⓘ indoor stadium ⓘ
adjacentTo	Indiana Convention Center ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Dome ⓘ
architect	HOK Group ⓘ surface form: HOK Sport
brokeGround	1982 ⓘ
city	Indianapolis ⓘ
cityServed	Indianapolis ⓘ
constructionCost	approximately $77.5 million ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolished	2008 ⓘ
demolitionDate	December 20, 2008 ⓘ
demolitionMethod	implosion ⓘ
formerName	RCA Dome self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hoosier Dome
generalContractor	Huber, Hunt & Nichols ⓘ
hostedEvent	1991 NCAA Men’s Final Four ⓘ 1997 NCAA Men’s Final Four ⓘ 2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four ⓘ 2006 NCAA Tournament ⓘ surface form: 2006 NCAA Men’s Final Four Indianapolis Colts home games ⓘ NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ surface form: NCAA Men’s Final Four NCAA basketball tournament games ⓘ college football games ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ
lastNFLSeason	2007 ⓘ
locatedIn	downtown Indianapolis ⓘ
location	Indianapolis ⓘ surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
namedAfter	RCA ⓘ
notableTenant	Indianapolis Colts ⓘ surface form: Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
opened	1984 ⓘ August 5, 1984 ⓘ
operator	Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County ⓘ
owner	Indianapolis ⓘ surface form: City of Indianapolis
primaryUse	NFL games ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
replacedBy	Lucas Oil Stadium ⓘ
roofMaterial	Teflon-coated fiberglass ⓘ
roofType	air-supported dome ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 60,000 ⓘ
seatingCapacityForAmericanFootball	about 57,890 ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
state	Indiana ⓘ
surface	AstroTurf ⓘ
tenant	Indianapolis Colts ⓘ
usedFor	large-scale entertainment events ⓘ major sporting events ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indianapolis Colts → formerHomeStadium → RCA Dome ⓘ

Lucas Oil Stadium → replaced → RCA Dome ⓘ

Texans–Colts rivalry → firstMeetingSite → RCA Dome ⓘ

RCA Dome → formerName → RCA Dome self-linksurface differs ⓘ