American Airlines Center

''Note: For the arena in Miami, Florida, see American Airlines Arena.''

American Airlines Center

Facility statistics
Location	2500 Victory Avenue Dallas, Texas 75201
Broke ground	September 1999
Opened	July 17, 2001
Owner	The City of Dallas
Construction cost	$420 million United States dollar
Architects	David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. HKS, Inc. Johnson/McKibben Architects, Inc.
Tenants
Dallas Mavericks	2001-present
Dallas Stars	2001-present
Dallas Desperados	2002-present
Seating Capacity
2001 Basketball	19,200
2001 Ice hockey	18,000

The American Airlines Center is an arena located in Dallas, Texas that is used for basketball games, Ice hockey games and concerts. The American Airlines Center is home to the following sports teams: * Dallas Mavericks (National Basketball Association) * Dallas Stars (National Hockey League) * Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League) ==History== By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new facility to replace the quickly-aging Reunion Arena. Dallas taxpayers approved a new hotel tax and rental car tax to pay for a new facility to cover a portion of the funding, with the two teams, the Mavericks and the Stars picking up the remaining costs, including cost overruns. The new arena was to be built just north of Woodall Rodgers Freeway near Interstate 35 on the site of an old power plant. In March of 1999, American Airlines announced that it would be acquiring the naming rights for the new facility. On July 27, 2001, the facility opened with the largest ribbon-cutting ceremony ever, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The first event occurred the July 28 with an Eagles concert. The first sporting event took place on August 19 with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. ==Architecture== The American Airlines Center is meant to be the heart of a new urban, commercial area designed to reinvigorate the city of Dallas called "Victory". The facility itself features a conservative, traditional design with sweeping brick façades and smooth arches, and has been graced with a number of awards. The interior includes retractable seating, public art and a state-of-the art technological arena. ==Other notes== The American Airlines Center is not to be confused with the American Airlines Arena, which is located in Miami, Florida. ==External links== * http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/ Indoor ice hockey venues Basketball venues Dallas sports

See other meanings of words starting from letter:

A

AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | AH | AI | AJ | AK | AL | AM | AN | AO | AP | AR | AS | AT | AU | AW | AX | AY | AZ |

Words begining with American_Airlines_Center:

American_Airlines_Center