Burswood Dome
Multipurpose indoor arena in Perth, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dome at Crown Perth (originally the Burswood Superdome and formerly the Burswood Dome) was a multi-purpose indoor arena used for sports and entertainment. The dome was 8,800 square metres (95,000 sq ft) in size, with seating for 13,600 people. The whole arena was pressurised so that the fibreglass roof was suspended 35 metres (115 ft) above the ground.[1]
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Former names | Burswood Superdome (1987–1999) Burswood Dome (1999–2012) |
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Address | Crown Perth Great Eastern Highway Burswood WA 6100 Australia |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Owner | Crown Limited Group |
Capacity | 21,754 or 13,600 (seated) 8,500 (basketball) 7,000 (tennis) |
Construction | |
Opened | 28 August 1987 (1987-08-28) |
Closed | 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) |
Demolished | 5 July 2013 (2013-07-05) |
Tenants | |
Hopman Cup (1989–2012) Perth Wildcats (1994; 2004) |
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It was a venue for indoor sports, notably the Hopman Cup tennis tournament from 1989 until 2012, which was moved to the Perth Arena for the 2013 and future events, and for pop music concerts.