Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Opened | April 3, 1982 |
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- Baseball - Football |
55,883 63,000 |
| Current Ownership | Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission |
| Architects | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
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Dimensions:
Left Left-Ctr Center Right-Ctr Right Backstop Dome Apex |
343 ft (105 m) 385 ft (117 m) 408 ft (124 m) 367 ft (112 m) 327 ft (100 m) 60 ft (18 m) 186 ft (57 m) |
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Metrodome is home to the following sports teams:
- Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
- Minnesota Twins (MLB)
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football (Big Ten)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1989-1990)
- Minnesota Strikers (NASL soccer) (1984)
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Construction on the Metrodome began on December 20, 1979 and was funded by the state of Minnesota. The dome is air-inflated and requires 250,000 ft³/min (120 m³/s) of air to keep it inflated. Three times in the stadium's history, heavy snows have caused a small puncture in the roof and caused it to deflate.
The 1985 MLB All Star Game, games of the 1987 and the 1991 World Series, Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, and the 2001 NCAA Final Four were all held at the Metrodome.
The stadium is named after former mayor of Minneapolis, US Senator and US Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
The Metrodome is both beloved and reviled by Twins fans, as the Twins have won both of their World Series championships in its friendly confines, but its sightlines are designed for football, not for baseball, and the way many seats are situated forces fans to crane their necks to see home plate. The Twins have proposed a replacement for the Metrodome, but ground will not be broken for a new stadium until 2006 at the earliest.
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