Capital One Arena
Washington, DC
20,356 Capacity
1997 Opened
ice Surface
enclosed Roof
Home Teams
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From Wikipedia
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)