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The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It seated around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by a George Strait concert in 2002.
NRG Stadium This photograph highlights the NRG Park area of Houston's “inner loop,” the part of the city located within Interstate Highway 610.. NRG Park, formerly Reliant Park and Astrodomain, is a complex in Houston, named after the energy company NRG Energy.
Aerial photograph of the Astrodomain area by Carol M. Highsmith, c.1999. The round Astrodome is prominent; just to its south is the trefoil-shaped Astrohall, and the Astroarena is just east of the Astrohall. Construction of the Astroarena was completed in 1974 adjacent to the Astrohall.
The intention was to create a football stadium to replace the Astrodome that would operate like an open-air facility but have the intimacy and comfort of an indoor arena. With the design for football and the square footage requirements of the rodeo, the building was designed in the 1.9-million-square-foot (180,000 m 2 ) range. [ 10 ]
A new venue, Reliant Stadium (now NRG Stadium), was built on the Astrodome grounds in 2002. The rodeo marked its last night in the Astrodome on March 3, 2002, with a performance by country legend George Strait. The show was recorded and became Strait's first official live album, For the Last Time: Live from the Astrodome. Following the show ...
The convention floor runs over 0.25 miles (400 m) in length, while total building size is 1,532 feet (467 m) long and 590 feet (180 m) wide, with a total area of 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m 2). The facility features over 706,000 square feet (65,600 m 2 ) of contiguous single-level exhibition space, which is divisible into 11 separate halls ...
Colt Stadium Occupant: Houston Colt .45s (Astros) – National League (1962–1964) Location: just north of Astrodome – on North Stadium Drive (east, right field); Currently: Reliant Center and parking lot Astrodome Occupant: Houston Astros – National League (1965–1999) Location: 8400 Kirby Drive (west); Fannin Street (east); Interstate ...
The Rockets played their home games in various local facilities such as Hofheinz Pavilion and the Astrodome during the interim. [ 4 ] Completed in 1975 at a cost of $18 million, [ 5 ] there was an Opening Night Spectacular called "Heart To Heart", benefitting the Baylor College of Medicine , The Methodist Hospital, and the Texas Heart Institute ...