Soldier Field

With its famous Greek-inspired columns, Soldier Field is well known as the home of the Chicago Bears. It was built from 1924-1928, officially opening on October 9, 1924 as Municipal Grant Park Stadium with 45,000 seats. It was renamed Soldier Field on November 11, 1925. At that time it had permanent seating for 74,280, with room for an additional 30,000 on temporary bleachers. Soldier Field became home to the Bears in September 1971, and at that time had its seating reduced to 58,000, but it has been a multi-purpose stadium throughout its life, being used for many events including high school and college football, some games of the 1994 World Cup series, and concerts featuring Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead and The Rolling Stones. It is pictured here in 2000, before a controversial major renovation project in 2002-2003.

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