The Lake Michigan Dome, briefly referred to as the Chicago Dome, is a multipurpose domed stadium built on the shoreline of Lake Michigan at 1410 Lake Shore Drive in 1958, when it became the first multi-use domed sports stadium of its kind in the world, beating out the Cupole Desportes in Paris by seven months. The dome became a signature landmark of Chicago, becoming the home for its Chicago Bears football team, various concerts and events, and served as a temporary home for various other Chicago-based sports teams during renovations to their own various stadiums. In 1990, the original Lake Michigan Dome was torn down and replaced with a brand-new, state-of-the-art structure in the old dome's footprint, with an increased seating capacity of 72,500, up from the previous 53,000. In 2008, the