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Pengrowth SaddledomeThe Pengrowth Saddledome is the main indoor stadium facility in Calgary, and is situated on the east end of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede grounds. It is also known simply as the Saddledome or even the 'Dome. It is the home of the following teams: - Architect: Graham McCourt Architects
- Engineer: Jan Bobrowski and Partners
- Contractor: CANA Construction
- Cost: $70,000,000 CAD
The distinctive saddle-shaped roof is an inverted hyperbolic paraboloid. It was a design borrowed from Washington D.C.'s U.S. Airways Arena. However, the roof's saddle motif tied in well with Calgary's Western heritage. Constructed using pre-cast concrete panels suspended by post-tension cables, the roof has an unobstructed 122 meter span covering 12,000 m, but is only 60 centimeters thick. Depending on the event configuration, the facility seats 16,000 to 19,500 spectators. History When it was completed in 1983, it was known as the Olympic Saddledome as it would host the indoor ice events for the 1988 Winter Olympics. This was the first major arena in North America capable of hosting ice hockey matches on the international standard size ice sheet. The building was later renamed the Canadian Airlines Saddledome, and subsequently the Pengrowth Saddledome when the failing airline was acquired by Air Canada in 2000 and a new sponsor was needed. Ice hockey, rodeo events, dog shows, basketball, monster truck events, circus events, music concerts, and Wheel of Fortune have all been held at the Saddledome in its 20 year history. External Links
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