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Reliant Stadium
Location- 8400 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77054
Team- Houston Texans
Year Opening- 2002
Capacity- 69,500
Houston fans will be treated to a game-day experience unmatched throughout the league when the Texans open play against Miami in August of 2002. Reliant Stadium, developed by HOK, will be one of the premier sporting facilities in the world.
First and foremost, Houston’s world-class design features the league’s first retractable roof football stadium with a grass playing surface. The roof can open and close to adjust to weather conditions, resulting in year-round, climate-controlled comfort.
“When the new stadium in Houston opens in August 2002, the city of Houston will redefine the future of the stadium experience - for the second time in history,” says David Manica, lead project designer for HOK Sports, referring to the 1965 opening of the futuristic Astrodome.
The lower-level luxury suites in the new stadium are closer to the playing field than any suites in the NFL. Fans in the suites will be nearly 90 feet closer to the action than they were at the Astrodome. The 166 suites will boast seating capacities of 16 to 22 people.
The spacious club lounges will have exterior balconies, upscale restaurants and bars. The main concourse will offer an open view of the game, as well as food courts, interactive kiosks and retail shops.
Reliant Stadium will not only house the Texans, but will also serve as the host for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, beginning in 2003. And the stadium will host Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004.
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