University of Houston Astrodome

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:stadium
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 2014
gptkbp:address gptkb:NRG_Park,_Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Astrodome
gptkb:Houston_Astrodome
gptkbp:architect Hermon Lloyd & W.B. Morgan, and Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson
gptkbp:capacity 67,925
gptkbp:closed 2008
gptkbp:cost $35 million (1965)
gptkbp:demolished No
gptkbp:diameter 710 feet
gptkbp:engineeringMilestone first stadium to use artificial turf
gptkbp:height 208 feet
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:historicalEvent first domed sports stadium
gptkbp:homeTeam gptkb:Houston_Astros
gptkb:Houston_Oilers
gptkb:Houston_Cougars_football
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label University of Houston Astrodome
gptkbp:location gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Eighth_Wonder_of_the_World
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:WrestleMania_X-Seven
gptkb:Houston_Livestock_Show_and_Rodeo
Evacuation shelter for Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Game of the Century (basketball, 1968)
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 14000318
gptkbp:opened April 9, 1965
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Harris_County
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NRG_Park
gptkbp:renovated 1989
1992
1999
gptkbp:status closed to the public
gptkbp:structureType domed stadium
gptkbp:surface gptkb:AstroTurf
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
concerts
wrestling
conventions
rodeos
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DCI_World_Championships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7