Numbers: $63 million total cost | $13 million federal contribution to convention | 45,000 estimated attendance | 2,066 delegates | 2,066 alternate delegates | 15,000 volunteers | 15,000 members of the news media | 200 pages | 150 Republican National Committee staff | 20,000 reserved hotel rooms within 30-minute drive of the convention site

The Venue: $210 million total cost to build First Union Center, originally known as CoreStates Center | $40 million cost for 29-year naming rights | 1996 year arena opened | 700,000 square feet in size | 21,000 seating capacity | 7,000 tons of steel used | 19,000 cubic yards of concrete used | 32,500 square feet of glass used | 76ers home for NBA basketball