Houston Astrodome

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The Houston Astrodome is a historic domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, famed for hosting major events such as the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

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Houston Astrodome canonical 15
Astrodome 10
Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf domed stadium
landmark
multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 2014
architecturalStyle domed stadium
brokeGround 1962
closedToBaseball 1999
closedToEvents 2008
closedToFootball 1996
country United States
designatedHoustonLandmark 2017
designedBy Hermon Lloyd & W. B. Morgan, and Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson
formerName Harris County Domed Stadium
hasCoordinateLatitude 29.6847
hasCoordinateLongitude -95.4107
hostedEvent 1968 MLB All-Star Game
1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match
Astros postseason games
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Oilers playoff games
Major League Baseball games
National Football League games
WrestleMania X-Seven fan events
boxing matches
college football games
concerts
political rallies
religious gatherings
tennis matches
locatedIn Houston
Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Houston Astros
nicknamed Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome

Eighth Wonder of the World
notableEventParticipant Billie Jean King
Bobby Riggs
notableFor being the first major domed sports stadium
innovative indoor climate control
pioneering artificial turf in professional sports
opened 1965
April 9, 1965
ownedBy Harris County
partOf NRG Park
linked to: NRG Stadium
primaryTenant Houston Astros
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Oilers
roofType fixed dome
seatingCapacityBaseball approximately 54,000
seatingCapacityFootball approximately 62,000
structuralEngineer Walter P. Moore
surface AstroTurf

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Billie Jean King venueOfBattleOfTheSexes Houston Astrodome
Houston Astros formerHomeBallpark Astrodome
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Bayou Bucket Classic formerVenue Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Houston Oilers homeStadium Houston Astrodome
Battle of the Sexes tennis match location Houston Astrodome
Bobby Riggs location Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Houston Astrodome nicknamed Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Houston Colt .45s successorBallpark Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Colt Stadium replacedBy Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Colt Stadium succeededBy Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Houston Astros–Texas Rangers rivalry previousHoustonHomeBallpark Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Luv Ya Blue homeStadium Houston Astrodome
Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation owns NRG Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World refersTo Houston Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World appliedTo Houston Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World usedFor Houston Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World describes Houston Astrodome
Eighth Wonder of the World notableUsage Houston Astrodome
1968 MLB All-Star Game ballpark Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
National Historic Landmarks in Texas contains Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Brewster McCloud setting Houston Astrodome
Harris County Domed Stadium alsoKnownAs Houston Astrodome
1986 Major League Baseball season AllStarGameHostStadium Astrodome
linked to: Houston Astrodome
Houston Gamblers homeStadium Houston Astrodome
Roy Hofheinz developed Houston Astrodome