Soldier Field facts for kids

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Soldier Field, Chicago

Soldier Field is a large stadium in Chicago. It is the home of the Chicago Bears team. The stadium is also used for concerts by the Rolling Stones, U2, and Bon Jovi as well as special events such as the American Idol auditions and the 2006 International Gay Games opening ceremony. It seats 61,500 people.

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  • Soldier field 2006

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  • Child,Mother,Father,MilitaryFamily

    Sculpture of a sailor and his family, gazing eastward, over Lake Michigan

  • Soldier Field Chicago aerial view

    Aerial view of the stadium in 1988.

  • Meigs field USGS 2002

    Aerial view from 2002, showing Soldier Field with interior demolished. Meigs Field airport is to the right in the image.

  • Soldier-Field-01

    Soldier Field as seen from Lake Shore Drive. The modern grandstands, added in 2003, extend well above the original Neoclassical columns.

  • 1926 Army-Navy Game at Soldier Field, Chicago (cropped)

    1926 Army–Navy Game at Soldier Field

  • Soldier Field aerial

    Aerial view of the stadium in 2008

  • 2014 NHL Stadium Series, Soldier Field

    The 2014 NHL Stadium Series featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins

  • The Refurbished Soldier Field

    Soldier Field before a soccer match

  • FDR-Soldier-Field-October-28-1944

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Soldier Field

  • Douglas MacArthur speaking at Soldier Field HD-SN-99-03036

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur at Soldier Field

  • Martin Luther King Jr at Chicago Freedom Movement Rally Soldier Field Freedom Sunday

    Martin Luther King, Jr. at Soldier Field during the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement rally.

  • President Barack Obama throws a football

    President Barack Obama throws a football at Soldier Field after the 2012 NATO summit.

  • Soldier Field Chicago aerial view

    Aerial view, c. 1988, behind the stadium is the Field Museum of Natural History

  • Soldier field

    View from Northerly Island

  • 20070110 Soldier Field Bronze Mural (1)

    Front of bronze mural

  • Soldier Field

    View towards the western grandstand's cantilever over the original western colonnade

  • Holt tractor Soldier Field Chicago 1924

    Soldier Field nearing completion, 1924.

  • UsavsHonduras

    Soccer game


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