April 8, 2014 at 7:25 pm

Picture of the Day: Larger Than Life

by twistedsifter

 

LARGER THAN LIFE

 

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Photograph by not_focused on reddit

 

This year’s NCAA March Madness tournament held the semifinals and championship game at AT&T Stadium (colloquially referred to as Jerry’s World), the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Completed on May 27, 2009 at a cost of $1.3 billion, the stadium features one of the biggest screens in the world, measuring 160 ft wide by 72 ft tall (49 x 22 meters).

By contrast, the basketball court below measures 94 ft long and 50 ft wide (28.6 x 15.24 m)

Final attendance numbers for Saturday’s Final Four matchups was 79,444. That’s a lot of people, but it doesn’t necessarily equate to a better atmosphere. The picture below says a lot…

 

 

 

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