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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. It is located on Kirby Drive at the South Loop West Freeway .
The Cuneta Astrodome, also known as the Pasay Astrodome, and the Astrodome [1] is an indoor arena that is located in Pasay, Philippines.The arena has hosted Philippine Basketball Association games from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2001 onwards, and also currently serves as the home arena of the Pasay Voyagers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
The 1965 Houston Astros season was the franchise's first season in the Houston Astrodome, as well as its first season as the Astros after three seasons known as the Colt .45s. It involved the Houston Astros finishing in ninth place in the National League with a record of 65–97, 32 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles ...
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.
Daikin Park, home field of the Astros since the 2000 season.. This is a list of seasons completed by the Houston Astros, originally known as the Houston Colt .45s, a professional baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas; they played in the National League from their inception in 1962 to the 2012 season; in 2013, the team was moved to the American League.
The Judge called the new domed stadium the Astrodome. The name was in honor of Houston's importance to the country's space program and to match with the meaning of the name, the Colt .45s were renamed the Astros. [19] The new park, coined as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" did little to help the play on the field.
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 ...