Timeline: Important Precedents in Stadium Design

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1952
North Carolina State Fair

Livestock Judging Pavilion



Allen County
War Memorial Coliseum


Fort Wayne, Indiana



Palazzetto dello Sporto

Small Gym, Rome
1958
David S. Ingalls Hockey Park

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
1959
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Exposition Park, California
1960
Palazzetto dello Sporto

Large Gym, Rome
1963
University of Georgia Coliseum

Athens, Georgia
1964
Olympics Gymnasium

Tokyo
1965
Olympics Annex

Tokyo



Harris County Domed Stadium
"Astrodome"

Houston, Texas
1970
U.S. Pavilion at Expo '70

Osaka, Japan



Norfolk Dome

Norfolk, Virginia
1975
Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana



UNI Dome

Cedar Falls, Iowa



Michigan Metropolitan Stadium
"Silverdome"

Pontiac, Michigan
1976
Olympic Stadium

Montreal, Canada



King County Stadium
"Kingdome"

Seattle, Washington
1977
J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
1980
King Fahd International Stadium

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1981
Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome

Minneapolis, Minnesota
1983
Tacoma Dome

Tacoma, Washington
1984
B.C. Place Covered Stadium

Vancouver, British Columbia



Hoosier Dome

Indianapolis, Indiana
1987
Arrowhead Stadium

Kansas City, Missouri
1988
Olympic Gymnastics and
Fencing Arenas

Seoul, Korea



Tokyo Dome
"Big Egg"

Tokyo
1989
Toronto SkyDome

Toronto, Canada



Suncoast Dome

St. Petersburg, Florida
1990
Bari Stadium

Bari, Italy
1992
Georgia Dome

Atlanta, Georgia
1989 .
Alamodome

San Antonio, Texas

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