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Cowboys Stadium is a domed stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington, Texas, for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. It replaced the open-air Texas Stadium, |
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which opened in 1971, as the Cowboys' home. It was completed on May 29, 2009 and seats 80,000, but is expandable to hold up to 112,000 through the use of standing areas.
The stadium is the largest domed stadium in the world, has the world's largest column-free interior, and the largest video screen hung from 20 yard line to 20 yard line. The facility can also be used for a variety of other activities outside of its main purpose (professional football) such as concerts, religious ceremonies, basketball games, college football and high school football contests, soccer matches, Motorcross races, and rodeos similar to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Cowboys Stadium was designed by the Dallas-based architectural firm HKS. Originally estimated to cost $650 million, the stadium's current construction cost was $1.5 billion, making it one of the most expensive sports venues ever built. |
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Although the stadium had yet to sell naming rights, many fans started referring to the project with various nicknames such as "Jerry World", "JonesTown", the "Jerrydome", "Jones-Mahal", or "Six Flags Over Jerry" in reference to Jerry Jones and Six Flags Over Texas, which is near the new stadium. There was also a petition by some fans to have the stadium named after longtime Cowboys coach Tom Landry. On May 13, 2009, Jerry Jones announced the official name, the Cowboys Stadium. |
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Right-click on picture to download a PDF photo gallery of Stadium Projects. (7 MB)
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