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Originally Posted by Vulcan
As has been said the Saddle Dome wasn't built with a western motive in mind. Someone just saw the connection and chose a great name which is easily identified across Canada. It will be a shame when it's gone but I don't think we should try to emulate the old Dome, just make a sound design and we'll see what kind of character it grows.
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" Coincidentally, the ingenious design resembles a saddle, perfect for the home of the Stampede.
The Saddledome remains the world record holder for the longest spanning hyperbolic paraboloid concrete shell and is an 1980‘s icon that will never go out of style. "
http://www.complex.com/art-design/20...n-the-world#10
did not know this