The roof is the most significant of the astrodome s engineering breakthroughs.
Glass roof astrodome.
The style of roof had previously been used on domes that spanned 285 feet but the astrodome roof is more than 640 feet across.
The speaker was 117 feet up and 300 feet from home plate and cost schmidt a sure home run by deflecting the ball.
The astrodome s iconic roof provides a dramatic silhouette.
The astrodome once an architectural marvel and host to legends is now home only to rats while the astros fight for a world series win their former stadium fights to keep the lights on.
This iconic stricter served as an important sports and performance facility in harris county for nearly forty years.
Billed as the eighth wonder of the world by judge roy hofheinz the 70 000 seat astrodome debuted in 1965 as the world s first domed stadium.
A detail from judge roy hofheinz over the top celestial suite still intact 48 years after it was created.
When it opened in 1965 the astrodome not only set new standards in engineering and roof construction but also in the way sports stadiums were built for better or worse.
While the future of nrg astrodome is uncertain its memories will last in the hearts of many forever building featurestotal square.
Photo by ryan holeywell.
The penthouse is preserved in the crowne plaza near reliant center originally the.