The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis. It is the largest fixed domed structure in the world. Its steel frame covers a -acre ( ha) expanse. Its -foot ( m) dome is made of a Lamella multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of feet ( m).
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| - The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis. It is the largest fixed domed structure in the world. Its steel frame covers a -acre ( ha) expanse. Its -foot ( m) dome is made of a Lamella multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of feet ( m).
- Louisiana Superdome (commonly known as The Superdome, The Dome, and New Orleans Superdome) is a large sports and exhibition arena , located in the Central Business District, of New Orleans, Louisiana. Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis, the company also responsible for design of the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library (1956–58). It is the largest fixed domed structure in the world. Its steel frame covers a 13 acre expanse. Its 273 foot dome is made of a Lamella multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of 680 feet.
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| - Superdome
- The Superdome, The Big Beamer, The Spirit on the Bayou, The Dome
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- 1.93E8
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| - Host of NFC Championship Game
- Host of the NFL Pro Bowl
- Host of the Super Bowl
- Louisiana Superdome
- Host of the BCS National Championship Game
- Home of the New Orleans Jazz
- Home of the New Orleans Night
- Home of the New Orleans Saints
- Home of the Sugar Bowl
- Home of the Tulane Green Wave
- Host of the Republican National Convention
- Host of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals
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- FieldTurf
- AstroTurf
- UBU-Intensity Series-S5-M Synthetic Turf
- Sportexe Momentum Turf
- Concrete for multipurpose events
- Monsanto "Mardi Grass" turf
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