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The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was constructed largely to lure an NFL team back to St. Louis, and to serve as a convention center. The Dome provides multiple stadium configurations that can seat up to 70,000 people. Seating levels include: a private luxury suite level, a private club seat and luxury suite level, a concourse level (lower bowl) and terrace level (upper bowl). The dome was completed in 1995. The dome is bordered by America's Center to the west, Cole Street to the north, Broadway to the east and Convention Plaza to the south. It is accessible off Interstate 70 eastbound at the Convention Center/Broadway/Busch Stadium exit, I-70 westbound from Illinois at the Martin Luther King Jr./Veterans Memorial Bridge, and Interstate 55 southbound at the Gateway Arch/Busch Stadium exit. The stadium is also serviced by the Convention Center Metrolink rail station.
[edit] Naming rightsFrom its opening the dome was known as the Trans World Airlines Dome, after Trans World Airlines, until 2001, when TWA was acquired by American Airlines (American already has its name on two NBA venues in Dallas and Miami). The facility was then briefly known as the Dome at America's Center until the naming rights were acquired on January 25, 2002 by Edward Jones Investments, a brokerage house based in St. Louis. As part of a deal to sell the naming rights to Rams Park (now the Russell Athletic Training Center), the Rams' training facility in Earth City, Missouri after sportswear manufacturer Russell Athletic, the Rams agreed to rename the Edward Jones Dome to Russell Athletic Field for the Rams' Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears on December 11, 2006. The renaming was for the one night only. [edit] Notable events The Edward Jones Dome hosted the first Big 12 Conference football championship game in 1996 (Nebraska versus Texas). The third game, in 1998, was also held in the dome (Kansas State versus Texas A&M). The dome has also been a neutral site for regular-season college football matchups between the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri, promoted locally as the "Arch Rivalry". Missouri has won all five games (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009). The dome has hosted five NFC playoff games, including the 1999 and 2001 NFC Championship games, both of which the Rams won. On December 12, 1997, the Rolling Stones recorded a memorable show from their Bridges to Babylon Tour. The show was later released on VHS/DVD. The dome became the site of the biggest indoor gathering in United States history in 1999 when Pope John Paul II held mass in the stadium. Over 104,000 people attended the service. Also in 1999 the Rev. Billy Graham held The Greater St. Louis Billy Graham Crusade with well over 200,000 people attending in its four days. Michael W. Smith and Kirk Franklin were among the musical artists that performed. Metallica's 2003 Summer Sanitarium Tour made a stop at The Edward Jones Dome on July 25, 2003. The tour featured headliner Metallica, with bands Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Deftones and Mudvayne.  In April 2005, the Edward Jones Dome hosted the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four where the University of Louisville, the University of Illinois, Michigan State University, and the University of North Carolina faced off, with UNC winning the National Championship game against the University of Illinois. It also hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Midwest Regional for the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where the University of Florida defeated Butler University en route to winning its second consecutive championship, and the University of Oregon defeated University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It hosted the same event in 2004. The 2009 NCAA Women's Final Four is not being held at the Edward Jones Dome, but at Scottrade Center. Starting in 2006, Edward Jones Dome has become the home of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Urbana missions conference. The event had outgrown its former home on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. Also, the Edward Jones Dome hosted the 2005 General Conference Sessions of Seventh-day Adventists. The dome was also host to Nazarene Youth Conference "Water Fire Wind" in July 2007. The conference was noted for renovating 35 public schools in the St. Louis area, saving the school system over $150,000 in labor costs. The conference also built two homes in one week in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, sponsored over 1,500 children in third-world areas (in partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and World Vision), and fed over 10,000 families in the St. Louis area for one week. The Edward Jones Dome at Americas Center will be the host of the 85th annual General Conference of The United Pentecostal Church International on September 30 - October 4, 2009, an event that is expected to draw tens of thousands of people from around the world. [edit] Renovations In May 2005, the St. Louis Rams football team announced that the dome would use FieldTurf instead of the antiquated, 10-year old AstroTurf. The surface is a one-year plan until a more flexible surface can be made with access to the power outlets on the dome's concrete floor. After the 2005 season the Rams announced that the current FieldTurf would be torn up and be replaced with another temporary FieldTurf surface for the 2006 season. The facility continues to use FieldTurf as of the 2009 season. In addition, Edward Jones Dome is undergoing a $30 million renovation project, which enlarges the scoreboard, as well as the construction of the a 18,000 square feet sports bar in St. Louis that is billed as St Louis' largest, in addition to the addition of new premium club seats, as according to the news on the Edward Jones upgrade [edit] External links
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