The Pyramid Arena

The city looked for years for an excuse to build a pyramid to create a civic identity. They finally found it in a sport/concert pavillion.

Sidney Shlenker has the rights to operate the facility, and is buying it out the $55 million cost over 25 years.

The pyramid was started in September of 1989, and finished in 1991.

• base: approximately 100 yards.
• interior height from floor to observation deck: 280 feet.
• total height: 321 feet.
• siding: 9200 stainless steel panels.
• 20-foot statue of Ramses the Great guards the main entrance.
• dressing rooms
  • 10 performer dressing rooms
  • two large chorus dressing rooms
  • eight individual star dressing rooms
  • four fully-equipped althetic dressing rooms
• Memphis State has master dressing room.
• 28 luxury boxes lease for $25,000 year.
• one luxury box is open to tourists.
• 27,000 light computer matrix scoreboard.
• also houses a museum of american music.
• walkthrough tours: $2.

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