Tacoma Dome
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place | 2727 East D Street Tacoma , Washington 98421
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Coordinates | 47 ° 14 '12 " N , 122 ° 25' 36" W |
owner | City of Tacoma |
start of building | July 1, 1981 |
opening | April 21, 1983 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
costs | 44 million US dollars |
architect | McGranahan and Messenger |
capacity | 5,000–23,000 places |
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The Tacoma Dome is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Tacoma in Washington state .
history
The construction of the Tacoma Dome was internationally advertised and the local AIA architects awarded McGranahan and Messenger. Construction began on July 1, 1981, and the Tacoma Dome opened on April 21, 1983. The Tacoma Dome is one of the world's largest stadiums with a wooden roof. The total construction costs amounted to 44 million US dollars .
Events
Concerts
In addition to sporting events, the hall is used as a concert arena.
- David Bowie gave the first major concert at the Tacoma Dome on August 11, 1983
- Prince on February 14th and 15th, 1985
- The Police
- Genesis in June 1992
- Scorpions
- Mötley Crüe
- Bruce Springsteen on April 4, 2000
- Britney Spears
- AC / DC in 2008, this concert sold out within 35 minutes
- Rammstein on May 15, 2011
- Bon Jovi on October 6, 2013
other events
- The hall was a venue for the Goodwill Games in 1990.
- Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1988 and 1989
- US Figure Skating Championships 1987
- WWF Smackdown in May 2000, sold out within 27 minutes.
- Dinosaurs - In the Empire of the Giants 2007
Technical specifications
- Height of the cathedral: 46.33 meters
- Diameter of the dome: 161.54 meters
- Wood content of the roof: 3,775 m³ with a weight of 654.9 tons
- Concrete: 694,934 m³
Web links
Commons : Tacoma Dome - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- tacomadome.org: Website of the Tacoma Dome (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tacoma Dome: Venue Story - Tacoma Dome. In: tacomadome.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Tacoma Dome (English)