Tacoma Dome
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The Tacoma Dome is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA and often referred to as "The Woodshed". Completed in 1983, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. It is the world's largest arena with a wooden dome, and one of the largest geodesic domes. The arena hosted the Seattle SuperSonics from 1994-1995 while the Seattle Center Coliseum was being renovated into the venue now known as KeyArena. It also hosted the Tacoma Rockets Western Hockey League team from 1991 to 1995 and gymnastics events during the 1990 Goodwill Games and has hosted numerous minor league ice hockey and indoor soccer teams and many concerts as well. It additionally hosts wrestling events, such as WCW Spring Stampede 1999.
Unlike most other arenas of its size, the arena contains little in the way of fixed seating so as to maximize the flexibility of the seating arrangements and of the shape of the playing field.
A wide range of high school athletics is played at the Dome, as the stadium is features the High School Championships in Football, Wrestling, 4A Basketball, as well as 4A and 3 A Volleyball. In 2006, the Dome will also host the volleyball championship for all classes.
It is also well-known for its neon art.
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