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The Will Rogers Memorial Center is a
multi-purpose entertainment complex under 45 acres of roof, spread over 85
acres in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural District. The Will Rogers
Coliseum was erected along with the auditorium and Landmark Pioneer
Tower in 1936, the year of the Texas Centennial. Largest of all the
buildings, the coliseum was the first domed structure of its kind in the
world. The 2,856 seat auditorium has hosted a wide variety of talent including Jack Benny,
Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, The Vienna Boys Choir, and the Rolling Stones. Each year
approximately 900,000 people attend the three week event known as the
Southwestern
Exposition and Livestock Show.
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