University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona

A 73,000 seat multipurpose facility, University of Phoenix Stadium has been named one of the world’s ten most impressive structures by BusinessWeek magazine, the only American structure among the list. The University of Phoenix Stadium is the first sports venue in North America to feature both a retractable roof and retractable playing field, which allows the natural grass to soak up the hot Phoenix sun. Designed by world-renowned architect Peter Eisenman, the University of Phoenix Stadium was inspired by the barrel cactus, which fits pieces of the building together like cactus wedges, making efficient use of the natural light.

Football is heating up in the desert and shows no signs of cooling down inside University of Phoenix Stadium – especially with the home-team NFL Arizona Cardinals blistering the competition. The stadium boasts upwards of 63,000 seats for Cardinals games and up to 73,000 seats for Super Bowl and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game. Dubbed as one of the world’s “most impressive sports facilities” in 2006, this state-of-the-art stadium combines a remarkable retractable roof and a rollout natural-grass playing field that can accommodate myriad sports and entertainment events. University of Phoenix Stadium accommodates millions of fans with over 14,000 on-site parking spaces, spacious concourses, and over 300 fixed food and beverage locations throughout the stadium. Since opening in 2006, there’s no better place to enjoy hard-hitting football action than inside University of Phoenix Stadium.