The American Airlines Arena, down the road from where I lived a small portion of my life, is located in Miami, Florida. The stadium holds 19,600 people and was finished in December of 1999. It is the home of the Miami Heat and it has had a huge impact on me growing up. For my fifth birthday, my dad took me to see my first basketball game in this stadium. I think the most vivid memory that has stuck with me from my first experience there was the noise that the stadium created on the inside. The arena is set up in such a way that the screams and cheers bounce off the walls and make the crowd seem three times louder than they actually are. Every time I return to this building, it reminds me of how it got me to love the sport of basketball and the great players that I looked up to as a kid. I still get chills not only going to the Miami Heat basketball games in person but also watching them on television. In my opinion The American Airlines Arena completes South Beach and has grown into an iconic piece of architecture in Miami.