Scotiabank Saddledome - Odd-Shaped Buildings on Waymarking.com

The distinctive saddle-shaped roof is an inverted hyperbolic paraboloid. Constructed using pre-cast concrete panels suspended by post-tension cables, the roof has an unobstructed 122 meter span covering 12,000 m², but is only 60 centimeters thick. Depending on the event configuration, the facility seats up to 20,100 spectators. 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 when the Calgary-based airline became the building's sponsor. This was controversial among many Calgarians who opposed the facility losing the "Olympic" name, and who were also opposed to the decision to cover the Dome's massive roof with the Canadian Airlines logo. In 2000, another company, Pengrowth Management Ltd., took over sponsorship of the complex. In 2010, Scotiabank acquired the naming rights to the Saddledome.

Building Address: 555 Saddledome Rise SE Calgary, Alberta Canada T2G 2W1 Is it open to the general public?: no When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 10/15/1983 What is the name of this building?: Scotiabank Saddledome

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