MCI Center

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MCI Center, now known as Capital One Arena, is a major indoor sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C.

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MCI Center canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue
indoor arena
sports venue
alsoKnownAs The Phone Booth
architect Ellerbe Becket
brokeGround 1995-10-18
city Washington, D.C.
constructionCost approximately 260 million US dollars
country United States
formerNameOf Capital One Arena
formerTenant Washington Mystics
hasClubSeats yes
hasLuxurySuites yes
hasParking underground parking garage
hasScoreboard center-hung scoreboard
hasVideoBoard yes
hostedEventType NBA games
NCAA basketball games
NHL games
arena football games
concerts
figure skating events
professional wrestling events
locatedIn United States
Washington, D.C.
near Penn Quarter
linked to: L’Enfant Plaza
neighborhood Chinatown
opened 1997-12-02
operator Monumental Sports & Entertainment
owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment
partOf Downtown Washington, D.C.
primaryUse basketball
concerts
ice hockey
publicTransit Gallery Place–Chinatown station
regionServed Washington metropolitan area
renamedAs Capital One Arena
Verizon Center
linked to: Capital One Arena
seatingCapacity around 20000
sponsor MCI Communications
linked to: MCI Inc.
sponsoredNamePeriod 1997–2006
surface multi-surface
tenant Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Washington Capitals
Washington Wizards

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