NRG Stadium is home to the professional football team the Houston Texans.  It originally opened in 2002, but was called Reliant Stadium. It hosted the 2004 NFL Super Bowl, International Soccer games, The Houston Rodeo, The Texas Bowl, and is set to host the Super Bowl again this year.  Its capacity is 71,795 over 1,900,000 square feet.  In 2008 Hurricane Ike caused damaged to the roof that forced the Texans to postpone their home opener.  Part of the roof was ripped off, and there was wind and water damage to many of the seating sections. The stadium was designed by the architectural firms of Hermes Reed Architects and Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam. Its coolest feature is the retractable roof.  Nowadays, it is normal for stadiums to have those, but the cool thing is that it is located right next to the Astrodome which was the first stadium to ever have a retractable roof.

NRG Stadium is one of the nicest stadiums in American, and that is why it still holds such prestigious event.  I leave there happy every time (even if the Texans lose).