About the FleetCenter

T minus one week: Evolution of the FleetCenter

FleetCenter security

Quick hits:

Opened: 1995
Cost: $160 million
Height: 162 feet, 10 stories
Land occupied: 3.2 acres, 8,100 tons of structured steel
Dimensions: 468 feet long by 300 feet wide
Occupancy: Max. 19,600 (18,624 for basketball, 17,565 for hockey)
Estimated DNC attendance: 4,351 delegates, 610 alternates, approx. 15,000 members of the press
Bathrooms: 34 (17 men's and 17 women's)
Luxury suites: 104, with 12-16 seats plus a bar/lounge area with seating each
ADA-compliant for handicapped individuals: 100% compliance; 7 elevators
Size of the "inner bowl": 230,000 cubic feet SOURCE: Democratic National Committee

Transforming the FleetCenter

The convention stage

(AP Graphic)

Seating plan for delegates

Additions, by the numbers:

90x17 foot main screen above the stage lit from behind by ﬁve projectors

55 foot American ﬂag overlooking the set

200 “prime seats” for friends and family of speakers

1,000 theatrical lights around the arena

10 50-inch plasma screens act as changeable sets for speciﬁc speakers

34 42-inch plasma screens change with convention action

2,000 chairs installed on floor area

4,000 miles of cable

3,000 feet of drywall

793 telephone lines

538 data lines

15,000 lights

3,200 feet of trussing to hold up lights

4,000 miles of cable

100,000 number of balloons

1,000 pounds of confetti

SOURCES: FleetCenter; Democratic National Committee