Minnesota Stadium Roof

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Minnesota stadium roof.

Due to a collapse of the metrodome s roof the minnesota vikings monday night football game against the chicago bears was held at the stadium on december 20 2010 which was the vikings first outdoor home game since exactly 29 years before when metropolitan stadium was closed. Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. The roof which covers and unifies the stadium bowl plaza and adjacent arena is clad in ethylene tetrafluoroethylene or etfe a tough translucent plastic that thanks to its dotted frit. It is the first fixed roof stadium built in the nfl since ford field in detroit which opened in 2002.

Extensive conceptual work went into the site and stadium. Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home the nfl s minnesota vikings u s. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors. Media only screen and min width.

Early plans 1994 1999 immediately following pohlad s 1994 declaration of intent the twins began making plans to build a new retractable roof stadium on a site just north of the metrodome. As of march 2015 the overall budget was estimated to be 1 061 billion with 348 million from the state of minnesota 150 million from the city of minneapolis and 551 million from the team and private contributions. Original tickets are automatically valid for this rescheduled show. Humphrey metrodome commonly called the metrodome was a domed sports stadium located in downtown minneapolis minnesota it opened in 1982 as a replacement for metropolitan stadium the former home of the national football league s nfl minnesota vikings and major league baseball s mlb minnesota twins and memorial stadium the former home of the minnesota golden gophers.

The high tech plastic roof on the new minnesota vikings stadium looks like something from a household kitchen a wobbly paper thin surface that could be used as a cutting board. Minnesota legislative reference library. Allianz field is a soccer specific stadium currently under construction in the midway neighborhood in saint paul and the future home of major league soccer franchise minnesota united fc.