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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.
The stadium was the first NFL stadium with a retractable roof and natural grass. The stadium can be configured to utilize a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m 2) space for general session, catered functions, exhibits, concerts, and much more. In addition, NRG Stadium offers four massive concourse levels for special events.
NRG Stadium has over 7,000 club seats, 186 luxury suites, and multiple lounges and bars. [11] The stadium can be configured to utilize a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m 2) space for meetings, specialty functions, exhibits, and concerts. [9] One of the most notable aspects of the design is the stadium's retractable, fabric roof.
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 ...
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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.
Stadium Park/Astrodome is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, originally as Reliant Park station, [ 1 ] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO).
The ballpark has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites with a natural grass playing field. It was built as a replacement for the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965.