Alamodome
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| Location | 100 Montana Street San Antonio, Texas 78203 U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 29°25′1″N 98°28′44″W / 29.41694°N 98.47889°WCoordinates: 29°25′1″N 98°28′44″W / 29.41694°N 98.47889°W |
| Owner | City of San Antonio |
| Operator | San Antonio Convention and Sports Facilities Department |
| Capacity |
American Football: 65,000 (expandable to 72,000)
Stadium Concert:
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| Field size | (Baseball): Left Field – 340 feet (104 m) Left-Center – 370 feet (113 m) Center Field – 395 feet (120 m) Right-Center – 305 feet (93 m) Right Field – 280 feet (85 m) |
| Surface | SportField |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 5, 1990 |
| Opened | May 15, 1993 |
| Construction cost | US$186 million ($308 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect |
HOK Sport Marmon Mok W. E. Simpson Company, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | W.E. Simpson Company (Engineer of Record) and Martin & Martin (Preliminary Roof Structural Design) |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
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Alamo Bowl (NCAA) (1993–present) San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (1993–2002) San Antonio Texans (CFL) (1995) UTSA Roadrunners (NCAA) (2011–present) San Antonio Talons (AFL) (2012–2014) |
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American Football: 65,000 (expandable to 72,000)
Baseball: 52,295
Canadian football: 59,000
Basketball: 20,662 (expandable to 39,500)
Ice hockey: 36,000
Boxing: 40,000
Wrestling: 52,020 (expandable to 60,525)
Arena Concert:
Stadium Concert:
The Alamodome is a domed 65,000-seat, multi-purpose facility used as a football, basketball, soccer, baseball stadium and convention center. It is located on the southeastern fringe of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of US$186 million.
The multi-purpose facility was intended to increase the city's convention traffic and attract a professional football franchise. It also placated the San Antonio Spurs' demands for a larger arena. The Spurs played in the Alamodome for a decade, then became disenchanted with the facility and convinced Bexar County to construct a new arena for them, now called the AT&T Center. The Alamodome's biggest regular tenant is currently the UTSA Roadrunners.
The facility is a rectilinear 5-level stadium which can seat up to 65,000 spectators for a typical football game and is expandable to hold 72,000 spectators, allowing the possibility of hosting a Super Bowl.
When it was designed from the ground up to easily convert into a basketball or hockey arena. Converting the stadium for basketball and hockey takes 12–18 hours to set up retractable seating and installing the playing surface. In this configuration, typically only the two lower levels at one or both ends are used. The arena configuration seats 20,662 spectators, but is expandable to 39,500 when the upper level is opened.
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