Kansas City
1. Sprint Center (2007)
Sprint Center[1] is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. [1] The building is located at 14th Street & Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District. The arena's title sponsor is the telecommunications company Sprint, whose operational headquarters are in nearby Overland Park, Kansas.
Sprint Center opened to the public on October 10, 2007, and a concert on October 13, 2007 by Elton John was the first event held at the arena. [2] [3] The arena is estimated to seat 18,500 people and have 72 suites. Sprint Center has effectively replaced Kemper Arena, which was built in 1974 just a few miles away in downtown Kansas City. Additionally, the College Basketball Experience, which includes the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame will be connected to and located directly north of Sprint Center.
2. Union Station (1914) Liberty Memorial (1926)
Around the turn of the 20th century, the Kansas City Terminal Railway, a company controlled by the 12 railroads serving Kansas City, decided that a new location was needed for the train depot. The location at the time was prone to flooding by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. A new location was selected south of the central business district, above and away from the floodplain. The architect chosen to design the building was Jarvis Hunt, a proponent of the City Beautiful movement. The design was a main hall for ticketing, and a perpendicular hall extending out over the tracks for passenger waiting. The Beaux-Arts station opened on October 30, 1914 as the third-largest train station in the country. The building encompasses 850,000 square feet (79,000 m²), the ceiling in the Grand Hall is 95 feet (29 m) high, there are three chandeliers weighing 3,500 pounds (1600 kg) each, and the Grand Hall clock has a six-foot (1.8-m) diameter face. Due to its central location, Kansas City was a hub for both passenger and freight rail traffic. The scale of the building reflected this status.
The Liberty Memorial, located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, is the National World War I Memorial of the United States and houses the The National World War I Museum, as designated by the United States Congress in 2004.[2] On September 21, 2006, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne declared the memorial a National Historic Landmark.[3]
3. Country Club Plaza (1923)
The Country Club Plaza (often referred to as "the Plaza") is an upscale shopping district in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was the second shopping center in the world designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile.[citation needed] The 55-acre (223,000 m²) location is located approximately four miles (6.44 km) south of downtown, between 45th street and 51st street to the north and south, and between Broadway and Madison Street to the east and west. The Kansas border is one mile (1.6 km) to the west. Established in 1923 and designed architecturally after Seville, Spain, the Plaza is composed of high-end retail establishments, restaurants, and entertainment venues, as well as offices. The neighborhoods surrounding the Plaza consist of apartment buildings and upscale homes, especially those of the Country Club District built along Ward Parkway on its southern and southwestern side. The Country Club Plaza is named in the Project for Public Spaces' list, 60 of the World's Great Places.
4. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (2009)
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center currently under construction in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Once completed, it will be home to the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the Kansas City Ballet. It is part of the ongoing redevelopment of downtown Kansas City, and will be located near the Power & Light District entertainment district.
5. Kauffman Stadium (1973)
Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium (formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the Kansas City Royals of the American League. It is a part of the Truman Sports Complex (together with Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League and the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer).
It is notable in that it had unique architecture in an era where building "cookie-cutter" stadiums was commonplace. Many consider Kauffman Stadium the finest ballpark built during the middle of the 20th century, and some say the stadium rivals many modern facilities as well. Although the stadium is only 34 years old, it is the ninth-oldest stadium in major league baseball, as a result of the construction of a number of new stadiums in the 1990s, most of which replaced said "cookie-cutter" facilities. (See List of Major League Baseball stadiums.) At this time, the stadium is currently undergoing a $250 million dollar renovation.
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6. Arrowhead Stadium (1973)
Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. The stadium was the former home of the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer from 1996 to 2007. It is part of the city's Truman Sports Complex (together with Kauffman Stadium). Fans occasionally refer to the stadium as The Red Sea or simply Arrowhead. The stadium is commonly referred to as the "Home of the CHIEFS" at the beginning of every home game.[1][2]
Arrowhead has long held a reputation for being one of the loudest outdoor stadiums in the NFL due to the exuberance of the Chiefs' fans.[3][4] Fan generated noise was once measured at 116 decibels[5] by the Acoustical Design Group of Mission, KS.[6][7] This contributes to the unique "atmosphere" of the stadium, which Sports Illustrated quoted as the reason they gave Arrowhead Stadium the title of being the "Toughest Place to Play" for opposing teams. They explained, "When the Chiefs are having a bad season, they’re tough to beat at Arrowhead. When they’re having a good season, they’re unbeatable. With the scent of barbecue in the air and a sea of red in the stands, Kansas City is the best football atmosphere in the country." [8]
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7. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1933)
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 2007, TIME Magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building, # 1 on the "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels" list. [1] Candidates of the list are from various parts of the globe.
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