General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Dome |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena |
| Material: |
Steel structure |
Location
| Location: |
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8400 Kirby Drive |
| Next to: |
Reliant Stadium (2002)
|
| Coordinates: | 29° 41' 5" N 95° 24' 27" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 216.55 m |
Materials
| façade |
concrete
|
|---|---|
| dome |
steel
|
| building structure |
steel
|
Chronology
| 3 January 1962 | Groundbreaking. |
|---|---|
| 12 April 1965 | Opening. |
| 31 August 2005 | 13 000 refguees from New Orleans are housed in the Astrodome in the aftermath of hurricane "Katrina". |
Participants
Structural engineering
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20002492 - Published on:
08/12/2001 - Last updated on:
16/10/2015
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