Capital One Arena

Summary

Capital One Arena is an arena^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of arena entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Capital One Arena is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• Capital One Arena is in the country of United States^[4].
• Capital One Arena's image is recorded as Verizon Center wide.jpg^[5].
• Capital One Arena's instance of is recorded as arena^[6].
• Capital One Arena's instance of is recorded as ice hockey rink^[7].
• Capital One Arena's architect is recorded as Ellerbe Becket^[8].
• Capital One Arena's owned by is recorded as Ted Leonsis^[9].
• Capital One Arena's owned by is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[10].
• Capital One is named after Capital One Arena^[11].
• Capital One Arena's logo image is recorded as Capital One Arena logo.svg^[12].
• Capital One Arena's main building contractor is recorded as A. James Clark^[13].
• Capital One Arena's Commons category is recorded as Capital One Arena^[14].
• Capital One Arena's occupant is recorded as Washington Wizards^[15].
• Capital One Arena's occupant is recorded as Washington Capitals^[16].
• Capital One Arena's occupant is recorded as Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball^[17].
• +1997-12-02T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Capital One Arena^[18].
• Capital One Arena's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.898055555556, 'lon': -77.020833333333}^[19].
• Capital One Arena's sport is recorded as basketball^[20].
• Capital One Arena's sport is recorded as ice hockey^[21].
• Capital One Arena's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rm7b^[22].
• Capital One Arena's official website is recorded as http://CapitalOneArena.com^[23].
• Capital One Arena's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as a9bcf8f0-cdcc-4ea7-bbd3-64f22279bd6b^[24].
• Capital One Arena's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+20674'}^[25].
• Capital One Arena's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4139462^[26].
• Capital One Arena's date of official opening is recorded as +1997-12-02T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Geography

Capital One Arena is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include arena^[6] and ice hockey rink^[7].

History and Context

+1997-12-02T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Capital One Arena^[18]. Owners include Ted Leonsis^[9], a journalist^[28], b. 1957^[29], of United States^[30] and Washington, D.C.^[10], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1790^[33]. Capital One is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

Capital One Arena ranks in the top 3% of arena entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]