Pengrowth Saddle dome, a man made feature in Calgary, Alberta was originally built in 1983 to host the 1998 winter Olympics. Its radius is about 67.7 m and is in the shape of a sphere. Now it is home to my favorite hockey team the Calgary flames. It holds 19,289 people and attracts almost that every game. People call it the red sea because almost everyone that goes to one of their games wears red.
The Pengrowth saddle dome plays a big role in the economic importance because it attracts a lot of people that pay money to go to the games and stay in the hotels. Also if you go at the right time of the year you could also go to a rodeo witch people would have to pay for. People have to eat and by coming to a hockey game people would most likely go out to eat which would give some money to the restaurants.
Not only does it have a economic importance but it has a huge cultural importance. Hockey is pretty much a culture right there and it is home to two teams the Calgary flames and the Calgary Hitmen. It is also in the shape of a saddle which is part of the culture in Calgary because there is a rodeo right next door. This stadium embraces its culture and provides entertainment for the people.
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