Rice Stadium
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena
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| Built in: | 1950 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA, North America |
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| Address: | 2176 University Blvd |
| Coordinates: | 29° 42' 59.00" N 95° 24' 34.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 70 000 | |
| building area | 8 050 m2 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
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| wall |
brick
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Chronology
| 30 September 1950 | Opening Game. |
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Notes
Lower 30 rows, seating 40,000, below grade, slab-on-grade. Upper seating, two elevated sections seating 15.000 each; Concrete risers, formed in place, elevated above concourses.
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0012481 |
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| Created: | 15/07/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 19/03/2013 |