The Billion Dollar Cowboy
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>There are six massive cranes working on what will be a 300-foot-tall new
>Texas Stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. The plans were unveiled to the public
>this week. To say it is Texas-sized is almost an understatement. And you
>could not have a more stark contrast to the stately Ballpark. This is a
>steel and glass monument like no other field in the world. It can seat up
>to 100,000 (though games will typically be 80,000). It will be the largest
>such venue in the world, and in theory will be open in 2009.
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>The video screen hanging 110 feet above the field will be 60 yards (180
>feet!) long and weigh 600 tons. The end zone s eats get screens that are
>merely 48 feet wide. Monster screens will hang outside the field for those
>who just want to come and tailgate.
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>The two steel arches supporting the stadium are over one-quarter of a mile
>long and will be the largest single-span arches in the world, bigger than
>the St. Louis arches. The Statue of Liberty could fit under the retractable
>dome. Each end zone will have a glass door 120 feet high and 180 long,
>which can be opened in just 18 minutes.
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>And the cost? $1 billion, give or take. Ten times the cost of the Ballpark.
>The taxpayers are contributing $350 million, plus a ton of new roads. The
>mind boggles at the expense, both public and private
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> After you go into the site, click on each picture and get a preview of
>different areas and amenties.