Pyramid Arena
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Opened	1991
Owner	Memphis and Shelby County
Operator	Memphis and Shelby County
Tenants
Memphis Tigers (NCAA) (1991-2004) Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) (2001-2004) Memphis Pharaohs (AFL) (1995-1996)
Capacity
21,000 basketball

The Pyramid Arena is a 21,000 seat arena located in downtown Memphis at the banks of the Mississippi River. The facility was built in 1991 and is owned and operated jointly by the city of Memphis and Shelby County. Image File history File links PyramidArena. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Portland, Oregon sports ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

It is 98 m (321 feet, about 32 stories) tall and has base sides of 180 m; it is the third largest pyramid in the world behind the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m) and Luxor Hotel (106 m). It is also slightly (about 5 meters) taller than the Statue of Liberty. A rectangular base pyramid A pyramid is any three-dimensional structure where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point. ... The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. ... The view inside the Luxor. ... Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a large statue that was presented to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, New York in the mouth of the Hudson River...

It was the home court for the University of Memphis men's basketball program, and later for the National Basketball Association's Memphis Grizzlies. However, both teams left The Pyramid in November 2004 to move into the newly built FedExForum. The University of Memphis is a public American research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The University was founded under the auspices of the General Education Bill, enacted by the Tennessee Legislature in 1909. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FedExForum is one of the most unique arenas in the NBA. It officially opened in September of 2004, after much debate and also a alberta clipper wind storm in Jully 2003 that nearly brought the crains building the arena down on famed Beal street. ...

Its unique structure plays on the city's namesake in Egypt, known for its ancient Pyramids. Memphis, coordiates , , was the ancient capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, and of the Old Kingdom of Egypt from its foundation until around 1300 BC. Its Ancient Egyptian name was Ineb Hedj (The White Walls). The name Memphis is the Greek deformation of the Egyptian name of Pepi... A rectangular base pyramid A pyramid is any three-dimensional structure where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point. ...

The arena hosted the 1993 Great Midwest Conference Men's and Women's basketball tournaments, the 1994 and 1997 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament, the 1996 and 2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament, and the 2003 Conference USA women's basketball tournament. It also held the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in 1995, 1997, and 2001. The Great Midwest Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ... // Final four redirects here. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

It was the site of the only WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre pay-per-view, in 1999. St. ...

Since the recently completed FedExForum has overtaken the Pyramid as the city's primary indoor sports arena, the Pyramid does not currently have any long term tenants. A committee studied possible uses of the arena in 2005, and considered such uses as converting the arena into a casino, an aquarium, a shopping center, or an indoor theme park. In October 2005, media speculation began to focus on an aquarium or a Bass Pro Shops superstore as the most likely long-term tenants of the arena. In November 2006, Congressman-Elect Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) suggested that he would attempt to open a "Mid-American branch" of the Smithsonian Institution in the building. Filmmaker Craig Brewer used the building as a sound stage for his film Black Snake Moan in late 2005. FedExForum is one of the most unique arenas in the NBA. It officially opened in September of 2004, after much debate and also a alberta clipper wind storm in Jully 2003 that nearly brought the crains building the arena down on famed Beal street. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Aquaria” redirects here. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. ... Stephen Ira Steve Cohen (born May 24, 1949) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessees ninth district. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... Craig Brewer is a film director and screenwriter. ... Black Snake Moan is a 2007 film released on March 2. ...

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band performed what is reputed to be the last concert ever in the Pyramid on February 3, 2007. Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock musician from Michigan, who after years of local Detroit-area success starting in the mid-1960s, achieved his greatest national success starting in the mid-1970s and extending into the 1980s. ...

External links

• The Pyramid
• wmctv.com article on Bass Pro Shop expansion
• Commercial Appeal article on possible uses (requires registration)
• Emporis page

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