Cowboys Stadium

Team officials traveled the country, visiting some of the newest NFL stadiums in order to develop and design the greatest stadium in the league. Designed by HKS Architects, Inc. Cowboys Stadium is one of the most recognizable stadiums in all of sports. The exterior features a futuristic design that consists of a canted 800 foot glass wall. A pair of massive, 292 foot arches span the length of the stadium, supporting the facility and the retractable roof. At each endzone are glass retractable doors, 180 foot wide by 120 foot high. They are the largest in the world, and open or close in 18 minutes. Atop Cowboys Stadium is the retractable roof, that when open emulates the distinctive Texas Stadium opening/hole. 

As fans enter Cowboys Stadium they receive panorama views of the field as it is 50 feet below street level. The stadium has main seating capacity of 80,000 but is expandable to seat nearly 100,000 fans for large events such as the Super Bowl. The stadium does not feature traditional stadium seats that are bolted individually into the concrete grandstands. Instead the seats are fastened onto long, aluminum rails bolted into the concrete. The molded seats take up 24 inches of space with small gaps between the chairs. The Cowboys can squeeze the seats closer together, adding one or two chairs per row to increase the seating capacity to nearly 100,000. On five levels there are 200 suites that includes the Hall of Fame level that is just 21 rows from the playing field. There are 15,000 club seats surrounding the field offering additional features that are not be found elsewhere throughout stadium.

Fans with seats anywhere in the stadium are able to see the massive HD vidoeboard that is suspended 90 feet above the center of the field. This four screen HD videoboard is 160 feet long by 71 feet high and runs from one 25 yard line to the other. It is the largest HD videoboard in the world. Many amenities can be found at Cowboys Stadium including the Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame and Pro Shop that allow fans to learn the history of their favorite team and buy merchandise. The Dallas Cowboys played their first game at the stadium on September 20, 2009 against the New York Giants. The first event at Cowboys Stadium was a country concert featuring George Strait on June 9, 2009. In addition to being the home of the Cowboys, the stadium will be the site of many high profile sporting events and concerts. They include the 2009 Big XII Football Championship, the annual Cotton Bowl, 2010 NBA All-Star Game, Super Bowl XLV in 2011 and the 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four.

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