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University of Houston Astrodome
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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