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In the heart of downtown St Louis in Missouri, the Edward Jones Dome a multipurpose stadium is home of the St Louis Rams of the National Football League. The Dome was opened in 1995 with the Rams – Carolina game which the Rams won 28 to 10, an auspicious beginning. The cost of construction was estimated at US$ 280 million.

The facility is around 205 feet in height and covers an area of 14 acres with a roof structure spanning 12.5 acres and weighing 10.5 million pounds. 262 miles of concrete is said to have been used in its construction. Covering an area of around 73,000 square feet, the Astro Turf’s Magic Carpet II which weighed 100,000 pounds was laid in 2010. Hydraulic winches are used to drag out the turf from an area that lies underneath the concrete flooring prior to games. A special mechanism blows air between the carpet and the floor to reduce friction when the turf is pulled across the dome’s floor. After the games the turf is rolled up by a special machine and is put back in its place. The Magic Carpet system takes around three hours to set up.

The dome has a multiple stadium configuration with a seating capacity of up to 66,000 people. Seating ... Read more

Spending your weekends beside a beach relaxing and enjoying the sunset, there is nothing more soothing than this. And to enjoy this special feeling you have to spend your weekends in Bournemouth. A coastal resort town in England, this place is blessed by a very beautiful beach. The place is full of tourists and always attracts a lot of people every year. This place experiences temperate climate for which you won’t feel too much of heat or cold here.
There are several places to see here and many recreational activities that you can perform here. Everything here in this place is made to suit your convenience. Bournemouth weekends and Bournemouth stag are very famous. Every year many gang of friends come here to enjoy their stag nights. Like the day life the nightlife here is also very good.
Places stay open here till late night, and pubs and nightclubs cater and host many stag parties here. They are very entertaining and meant for boys only. Though with increasing change in economic trends the prices are rising, hence things are becoming a bit expensive here. But every penny spent here is worth the tour. Whether you are here for Bournemouth weekends or you are here ... Read more