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HISTORY:

The Superdome, opened in August 1975, is the largest indoor facility in the country for football and with its 20,000 tons of structural steel is the biggest steel-constructed venue.

Nearly $336 million was spent to repair and renovate to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina and the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District have spent nearly $85 million in upgrades since 2010, which include a new Saints locker room, new team store, new press box and new exterior skin which was developed specifically for the Superdome. In 2011, new sideline seating and new exterior lighting system, with 26,000 LED lights that can produce colors across the 96 concave panels.

The Superdome has hosted six Super Bowls -- Super Bowl XII (1978), XV (1981), XX (1986), XXIV (1990), XXXI (1997), XXXVI (2002) -- and will host its seventh at the end of the 2012 season, Super Bowl XLVII.

-- Information from the New Orleans Saints media guide and Superdome.com was used in this overview

SEATING NOTES:

• Plaza Level Sections 110 to 119 include Rows 7 to 34.
• Plaza Level Sections 106 to 108, 120 to 122 and 134 to 150 include Rows 9 to 34.
• Plaza Level Sections 105, 123, 133 and 151 include Rows 17 to 34.
• Plaza Level Sections 101 to 103, 125 to 131 and 153 to 156 include Rows 9 to 37.
• Club (200 Level) seating includes Rows 1 to 4.
• Club (300 Level) seating includes Rows 5 to 15.
• Upper Box Sections 509 to 523 and 539 to 553 include Rows 1 to 6.
• Upper Box Sections 504 to 507, 524 to 527, 534 to 537 and 554 to 557 include Rows 1 to 5.
• Upper Box Sections 601 to 605, 623 to 631 and 649 to 652 include Rows 2 to 7.
• Upper Box Sections 606, 622, 632 and 648 include Rows 6 to 10.

Kids:

Kids 1 and younger are free if they are to sit on a parent's lap.

General:

Outside food is not permitted in the dome.

Address:

Sugar Bowl Drive
New Orleans, LA 70112

Directions:

From the west: Take I-10 to the Superdome Exit.

From the east: Take I-610 to the Superdome Exit.

Parking:

The Superdome has a garage attached with paid parking available. For more information, call (504) 587-3805. Click here for a map of the Superdome complex.