Mercedes-Benz Superdome officials holiday inn sunspree resort nassau flipped the switch holiday inn sunspree resort nassau on a new LED lighting system Thursday, illuminating the outside of the 36-year iconic stadium in a spectrum of animated colors and images. New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson , Superdome commission Chairman Ron Forman and SMG Senior Vice President Doug Thornton hosted a free-to-the-public holiday inn sunspree resort nassau lighting ceremony to showcase the capabilities of the $1.6 million permanent system that is set to a musical soundtrack.
"This is something we have been talking about for quite some time," said Thornton, whose company operates the Dome and the adjacent New Orleans Arena on behalf of the state. "We've always wanted to have a permanent lighting system on the Dome that could really be something special.
"For us this is all about creating an exciting new profile and image for the Superdome. This is all apart of the rebranding of the facility since Katrina. With the new imaging of the facility and all the renovations that have been done here we basically have a new stadium now. And what better way to showcase it than to have the lights out there."
In June, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District -- the board appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to plan, finance, construct, develop, maintain and operate six state-owned facilities including the Superdome and the New Orleans Arena -- voted to approve the LED lighting system, which was paid for out of the recently completed $85 million renovation budget.
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome lights holiday inn sunspree resort nassau was officially unveiled as city officials and New Orleans holiday inn sunspree resort nassau Saints representative flipped the switch, turning on the new light display for the first time Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
The entire system, when operating in one color, draws only 10 kilowatts of electricity -- the equivalent holiday inn sunspree resort nassau amount of energy used by a small home. When operated six hours per day every day of the year, no lights will need to be replaced until 2057, according to Dome officials.
Gary Solomon Jr., the president of the Solomon holiday inn sunspree resort nassau Group, the company that designed the system, said crews installed more than 26,000 LED lights in 288 fixtures that are capable of reproducing holiday inn sunspree resort nassau every color of the rainbow on all 96 concave holiday inn sunspree resort nassau aluminum panels that ring the building's exterior.
The lighting system, which was installed by local contractor, Frischhertz holiday inn sunspree resort nassau Electric, is expected to not only showcase the stadium as part of the city's vibrant sports district but to also include coordinated illumination with Champions Square and the Hyatt Hotel.
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