Astrodome
First roofed stadium
The Astrodome was a domed stadium in Houston, Texas, opened in 1965 as the world's first large indoor sports arena with a roof.
Nicknamed "the Eighth Wonder of the World," it hosted baseball, football, and other events until falling into disuse in the early 2000s.
The name has been applied to similar domed structures elsewhere.
Lowercase, an astrodome is a transparent dome on an aircraft for celestial navigation.
Texas's largest city
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- AstrosHouston's professional baseball team
- scoreboardGame progress display
- AstroTurfTrademarked synthetic grass brand
seats · arena · bleachers · dugout · jumbotron · concourse · luxury boxes · field
Building's protective top
- air-conditionedMechanically temperature-regulated
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- spanDistance between endpoints
skylight · translucent · panels · engineering · structure · ceiling · climate-controlled · retractable
Trademarked synthetic grass brand
- air-conditioningMechanical indoor cooling
- indoorWithin a building
- artificial turfManufactured grass-like ground covering
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
first · revolutionary · multipurpose · technology · climate control · engineering marvel · prototype · trendsetter
Year in the sixties
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- abandonedLeft behind completely
legacy · inaugural · historic · nostalgia · groundbreaking · renovation · decay · mothballed
Cowboy skills competition
- concertsLive musical performances
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- Billy GrahamAmerican televangelist, presidential confidant
- boxingCombat sport using fists
Evel Knievel · wrestling · rallies · Billie Jean King · Super Bowl · exhibitions · spectacles · gatherings
Houston
Texas's largest city
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- AstrosHouston's professional baseball team
- scoreboardGame progress display
AstroTurf · seats · arena · bleachers · dugout · jumbotron · concourse · luxury boxes · field · capacity
roof
Building's protective top
- air-conditionedMechanically temperature-regulated
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
span · skylight · translucent · panels · engineering · structure · ceiling · climate-controlled · retractable · truss
AstroTurf
Trademarked synthetic grass brand
- air-conditioningMechanical indoor cooling
- indoorWithin a building
- artificial turfManufactured grass-like ground covering
pioneering · first · revolutionary · multipurpose · technology · climate control · engineering marvel · prototype · trendsetter · breakthrough
1965
Year in the sixties
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
abandoned · legacy · inaugural · historic · nostalgia · groundbreaking · renovation · decay · mothballed · heritage
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
- concertsLive musical performances
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- Billy GrahamAmerican televangelist, presidential confidant
Evel Knievel · boxing · wrestling · rallies · Billie Jean King · Super Bowl · exhibitions · spectacles · gatherings · performances
- Ballparksbaseball field, baseball diamond, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium
- domescupola, rotunda, hemisphere, igloo, radome
- Historic VenuesCandlestick Park, Shea Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Colosseum, Memorial Stadium
- HoustonHouston, Galleria, Montrose, Medical Center, Houston Astros
- indoor stadiumsAT&T Stadium, SoFi Stadium, Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, basketball arena
- Texas LandmarksThe Alamo, Dealey Plaza, Alamo, Cadillac Ranch, Johnson Space Center
AstrodomeWrigley Field
Historic Chicago ballpark
Fenway Park · Dodger Stadium · Lambeau Field · outdoor arena · Rose Bowl
dome, domestic, astronaut, astronomy, domed, astronomical, astronomer, planetarium, astrophysics