Illinois
Champaign
Champaign City Township

Memorial Stadium

Gies Memorial Stadium is a on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in , United States. The stadium, used primarily for football, is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade.
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: stadium in Champaign, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Gies Memorial Stadium”
  • Address: 1402 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Activities and Recreation Center and State Farm Center.

Sports venue
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The , more commonly known as the ARC, is an athletic facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for current university students, members and guests. is situated 550 feet north of Memorial Stadium.

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The is a large dome-shaped 15,544-seat indoor arena located in , owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. is situated 1,100 feet south of Memorial Stadium.

Museum
The is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in , United States. It has 48,000 square feet of space devoted to all periods of art, dating from ancient Egypt to contemporary photography. is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Memorial Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilbur Heights and Savoy.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is a northern suburb of and . is situated 3 miles north of Memorial Stadium.

Village
is a village in , United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. is situated 3 miles south of Memorial Stadium.

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is a metropolitan area in central , composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.

Memorial Stadium

Latitude
40.09927° or 40° 5′ 57″ north
Longitude
-88.23596° or 88° 14′ 10″ west
Elevation
732 feet (223 metres)
Operator
Illinois Fighting Illini
Named after
Larry Gies Sr.
Open location code
86GH3QX7+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144183176
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­american_football
Geo­Names ID
4901929
Wiki­data ID
Q3305514
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