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3547 - Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

The sender is a doctor originally from central Florida, but lives in
Charleston. I am assuming she is a doctor now as she mentions she was a soprano in an a capella group throughout medical school. 

The photo is of Raymond James Stadium (nicknamed "Ray Jay"), home of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the University of South Florida Bulls football team. Raymond James is the name of Raymond James Financial, the holder of the naming rights for the stadium. They hold that right until 2028. 

It was finished in 1998 and used public money to build it at a cost of $168.5 million ($303 million in 2022). It can seat almost 70 000 spectators, but can be expanded to 75 000 people. The stadium's record attendance in 74 512 people who came to watch the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in 2017 between the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tigers won the game 35-31. 

The Raymond James Stadium has also host three Super Bowls: 

  • Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 - Baltimore Ravens 34 - New York Giants 7
  • Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 - Pittsburgh Steelers 27 - Arizona Cardinals 23
  • Super Bowl LV in 2020 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 - Kansas City Chiefs 9
In Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to play and to win a Super Bowl on their home field. It was Tampa Bay's second Super Bowl victory. Their first was in 2002 at Super Bowl XXXVII where they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21.

Raymond James has also hosted 72 000 people for a U2 concert in 2009, and sold out all three shows for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour.

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Location: Charleston, SC, USA

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