Capital One Arena

Washington, Washington, DC (DC), US

Home of the Capitals and Wizards. Formerly MCI Center and Verizon Center.

Capital One Arena

Washington, Washington, DC (DC), US

Home of the Capitals and Wizards. Formerly MCI Center and Verizon Center.

Sports - Hockey, Sports - Basketball
Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: letnry

Nearby:

Washington Capitals game

Vitruvian Man

Verizon Center

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Daguerre Monument

DC mural

'Homage to Still Life' by Carlos Almaraz

'Transition' by Philip Guston

'35 Year Portrait' by Robert Arneson

'Honor Pythagoras, Per I--Per VI' by Alfred Jensen

'#17, 1966' by John McLaughlin

'Model Drinking Coffee' by Paul Wonner

Comments

AlbinoFlea

@ 2006-04-18 21:27:58

The name of the arena was previously MCI Center, but when MCI was acquired by Verizon Communications, the name was changed to "Verizon Center" effective March 5, 2006 [1]. The arena has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies.

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