Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
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N 35° 13.550 W 080° 51.200
17S E 513346 N 3898097
Home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers, the Meineke Car Car Bowl, and the host for the 2010 and 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship
Waymark Code: WM7XZY
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2009
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Opened in the summer of 1996, Bank of America Stadium (formerly Carolinas Stadium 1994-96, Ericsson Stadium 1996-2004) is located in the uptown district of Charlotte and was specifically designed for football by HOK Sports Facilities Group of Kansas City, MO. The 73,778-seat, privately-financed, open-air, natural grass stadium is designed as a self-contained headquarters for the Carolina Panthers and includes training facilities, practice fields and administrative offices.
The stadium facade features many unique elements, such as massive arches and towers at the entries, clad in building materials that accent the team colors of black, silver and Panthers blue. The interior has been designed to provide a generous ratio of concession and restroom facilities among wide and tall concourses in addition to individual cup and program holders, wide seats and state-of-the-art sound, video and scoreboard systems.
Bank of America Stadium contains:
* 100,000 cubic yards of concrete, enough to fill a city block with seven stories of concrete
* 5,000 tons of reinforcing steel
* Enough glass to build four, ten-story office buildings
* 750,000 concrete blocks
* 44,700 square yards of carpet
* 160,868 square feet of floor and wall tile, enough for approximately 2,200 bathrooms
* 117 miles of television cabling
* 36,000 amps of power, enough for approximately 1,500 homes
* 13,000 light fixtures and 27,000 lamps
* 852 miles of electrical wire
It's the home of which team(s)?: Carolina Panthers
Which professional sports are played here?: NFL
Capacity (number of seats): 73, 778
Opening Date: 09/14/1996
Guided Tours: yes
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
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2) Pictures:
- They should be taken by YOU.
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- No need of photos with the GPSr.
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