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The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football (American football)/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas), Texas, USA (United States). The facility opened on May 15, 1993, at a cost of $186 million.
Along with placating the San Antonio Spurs ownerships demands for a larger basketball venue, the multi-purpose facility was intended to increase the citys convention traffic and attract a professional football franchise. The Spurs played basketball in the Alamodome for a decade, then became disenchanted with the facility and convinced Bexar County (Bexar County, Texas) to construct them at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. a new arena now called the AT&T Center.
Stadium Name: Alamodome
Birth Location: 100 Montana Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78203
Coordinates: coord29251N982844Wtype:landmark_scale:2000display=it
Broke Ground: November 1990
Opened: May 15, 1993
Owner: City of San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas) and University of Texas at San Antonio
Operator: City of San Antonio
Surface: SportField
Construction Cost: $186 million USD (United States dollar)
Architect: Populous (Populous (architects)) (formerly HOK Sport)
Tenants: Alamo Bowl (NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)) (1993-present),New Orleans Saints (NFL (National Football League)) (2005),San Antonio Spurs (NBA (National Basketball Association)) (1993-2002),San Antonio Texans (CFL (Canadian Football League)) (1995),East-West Shrine Game (NCAA) (2006),U.S. Army All-American Bowl (2002-present),NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (1998, 2004, 2008),UTSA Roadrunners (UTSA Roadrunners football) (NCAA) (2011)
Seating Capacity: American Football: 65,000 (expandable to 72,000),Canadian football: 59,000,Basketball: 20,662 (expandable to 39,500),Ice hockey: 36,000,Boxing: 40,000,Arena Concert: * center-stage 33,000 * end-stage 30,000 Stadium Concert: * center-stage 77,000 * end-stage 50,000