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Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

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Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997, as MCI Center, but renamed to Verizon Center in 2006 when MCI was acquired by Verizon Communications. The name was changed to Capital One Arena in 2017 when Capital One bank, headquartered in nearby Tysons, Virginia, purchased the naming rights.

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History & Stats

Opened

December 2, 1997

Former names

MCI Center (1997–2006), Verizon Center (2006–2017)

Capacity

Basketball: 20,356, Pro wrestling: 19,300, Ice hockey: 18,573

Owner

Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Architect

Ellerbe Becket, Devrouax & Purnell, KCF-SHG Architects

Construction cost

US$260 million, (US$ in dollars)

Broke ground

October 18, 1995

Tenants

Washington Wizards (NBA) (1997–present), Washington Capitals (NHL) (1997–present), Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA) (1997–present), Washington Mystics (WNBA) (1998–2018), Washington Power (NLL) (2001), Washington Valor (AFL) (2017–2019)