The fever of Super Bowl It arrives at AD a few days from the LV edition. It is an atypical edition in many ways, not only due to the world's contingency we experience, but also that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers They are placed as the first team in the NFL to play a super bowl at home: the Raymond James Stadium.
This is not the first time that a Super Bowl It is carried out in the «Ray Jay» or «The New Hat» – In allusion to the demolished Tampa Stadium that was known as «The Big Hat» – since the XXXV edition in 2001 and the XLIII in 2009, were played at the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He Raymond James Stadium It is one of the public's favorite stadiums, because it has a unique pirate village in its kind, as well as special clubs and suites with reasons inspired by the home team.
Its construction was completed in September 1998 by Populousarchitectural design firm specialized in sports spaces, sands and convention centers founded in 1983. The work was directed by the architect Brady Spencer Who shared that one of the biggest challenges in its construction was the budget of the work because it was funded by the community and resulted in a much lower figure than those destined for other NFL stages, however, this was no impediment to Spencer, since the challenge prompted it to create a mega construction with the capacity for capacity for 65 thousand 618 spectators and expandable to 75 thousand, 12 thousand club Seats and 195 suites.
It also has a landscaped square on the main esplanade of each annotation zone. For this Super Bowlthe number of attendees will be reduced considerably due to the pandemic, the total quota will be of 22 thousand people. It is worth mentioning that thanks to its accessible and inclusive architectural implementations, it was recognized in the year of its inauguration with a “Special Prize to Diligence and Cooperation” by The Mayor's Alliance for Persians with Disabilities.