Houston Astrodome

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:address NRG Park, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas
gptkbp:architect Hermon Lloyd & W.B. Morgan, and Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson
gptkbp:capacity 67,925
gptkbp:closed 2008
gptkbp:constructionCost $35 million
gptkbp:demolished false
gptkbp:diameter 710 feet
gptkbp:featuredIn film 'Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'
film 'Brewster McCloud'
film 'Friday Night Lights'
film 'The Thief Who Came to Dinner'
gptkbp:firstDomedStadium true
gptkbp:hasParking 26,000
gptkbp:height 208 feet
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:hostedEvent gptkb:The_1986_National_League_Championship_Series
gptkb:The_1989_NBA_All-Star_Game
gptkb:The_1992_Republican_National_Convention
gptkb:WrestleMania_X-Seven
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Houston Astrodome
gptkbp:latitude 29.6847
gptkbp:location gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:longitude -95.4107
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Houston_Astros
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Eighth_Wonder_of_the_World
gptkbp:notableFeature first stadium to use artificial turf
gptkbp:notableTenant gptkb:Houston_Astros
gptkb:Houston_Oilers
gptkb:Houston_Rockets
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 13000015
gptkbp:opened 1965
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Harris_County,_Texas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NRG_Park
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:METRORail_Red_Line_(NRG_Park_station)
gptkbp:renovated 1989
1992
gptkbp:roofType gptkb:building
gptkbp:status closed to the public
gptkbp:surface gptkb:AstroTurf
gptkbp:usedAsShelter gptkb:Hurricane_Katrina_evacuees_(2005)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
concerts
conventions
rodeos
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Houston_Oilers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5