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TWA Dome

The Dome at America's Center
The Dome
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Former names Trans World Dome (1995–2001)
Edward Jones Dome (2002–2016)
Location 701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri, United States 63101
Coordinates 38°37′58″N 90°11′19″W / 38.63278°N 90.18861°W / 38.63278; -90.18861Coordinates: 38°37′58″N 90°11′19″W / 38.63278°N 90.18861°W / 38.63278; -90.18861
Public transit Metrolink: Convention Center
Owner St. Louis Regional Sports Authority
Operator St. Louis Convention/Visitors Bureau
Executive suites 120
Capacity 66,000
Surface Astroturf GameDay Grass 3D (2010–present)
FieldTurf (2005–2010)
AstroTurf (1995–2004)
Construction
Broke ground July 13, 1992; 24 years ago (July 13, 1992)
Opened November 12, 1995; 21 years ago (November 12, 1995)
Renovated 2010
Construction cost $280 million
($440 million in 2016 dollars)
Architect HOK Sport (now Populous)
Kennedy Associates/Architects, Inc.
Project manager J.S. Alberici Construction
Structural engineer EDM Incorporated
Services engineer Design Consulting Engineering Inc.
General contractor M.A. Mortenson Company
Tenants
St. Louis Rams (NFL) (1995–2015)

The Dome at America's Center or The Dome, is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It primarily served as the home of the St. Louis Rams from 1995 until 2015 when the Rams relocated back to Los Angeles in 2016. The stadium, previously known as the Trans World Dome from 1995 to 2001, and then as the Edward Jones Dome from 2002 to 2016, was constructed largely to lure an NFL team back to St. Louis and to serve as a convention center.

The Dome provides multiple stadium configurations that can seat up to 70,000 people. Seating levels include a private luxury suite level with 120 suites, a private club seat and luxury suite level with 6,400 club seats, a concourse level (lower bowl) and a terrace level (upper bowl). The Dome opened in 1995.

The Dome is part of the America's Center convention center. The convention portion has a much bigger footprint and adjoins to the west of the Dome, Cole Street to the north, Broadway to the east and Convention Plaza to the south. It is accessible off Interstate 70 eastbound at the Convention Center/Broadway/Busch Stadium exit, I-70 westbound from Illinois at the Martin Luther King Jr./Veterans Memorial Bridge, and Interstate 55 southbound at the Gateway Arch/Busch Stadium exit. The stadium is also serviced by the Convention Center MetroLink rail station.

During its planning and construction, the Dome was known as The Dome at America's Center. Trans World Airlines, a St. Louis-based air carrier, purchased naming rights in 1995 and held them until 2001, when TWA was acquired by American Airlines (American already has its name on two NBA/NHL venues in Dallas and Miami). During this time, the Dome was known as the Trans World Dome.


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