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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona
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Summary

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose sports venue[1]. It draws 758 Wikipedia views per month (multi purpose sports venue category, ranking #55 of 189).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Phoenix[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Architect: Lescher & Mahoney[5]
  • Commons category: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum[6]
  • Occupant: Phoenix Suns[7], Arizona Derby Dames[8]
  • Inception: November 3, 1965[9]
  • Coordinate location: 33.469444, -112.096667[10]
  • Structural engineer: T. Y. Lin International[11]
  • Sport: basketball[12]
  • Maximum capacity: 14,870[13]
  • Nickname: Madhouse on McDowell[14]
  • Date of official opening: November 3, 1965[15]
  • Different from: Chicago Stadium[16], United Center[17]

Why It Matters

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → multi-purpose sports venue
    Occupant → Phoenix Suns, Arizona Derby Dames
    Maximum capacity → {'amount': '+14870'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 1203515330, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/1203515330 in United States"
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