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 170,000
square feet
2,950
tons of Pittsburgh
 steel
Largest
retractable,
stainless
steel dome roof in
the world
Eight
radial leaves
supported
by a huge 260-
foot cantilever
arm
Height:
155 feet above
the ice
surface
Seating
for 17,000
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September
19, 1961 - Civic
Arena
opens with Ice
Capades
Fall,
1967 - The "Igloo"
becomes
home to the
NHL's
Pittsburgh Penguins
October
11, 1967
First
regular-season game
2-1 loss
to the Canadiens
First
Stanley Cup finals game:
May 15,
1991, 5-4 over the
Minnesota
North Stars
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Home Ice
for the Pittsburgh
Penguins
Home to
the Civic Light
Opera
Hundreds
of concerts,
including
Elvis, the Beatles,
and the
Rolling Stones
Six consecutive
Sold-out
Garth
Brooks shows
WWF events,
including the
highest-ever
attendance:
18,150
1983 World
Figure Skating
Championships
1981 Larry
Holmes vs.
Renaldo
Snipes
heavyweight
boxing match
1997 NCAA
Division One
Men's
Basketball
Championship
Tournament
first
and second rounds
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