The stadium was the only facility to have hosted a Super Bowl ( 1992), World Series ( 1987, 1991), MLB All-Star Game ( 1985) and NCAA Division I Basketball Final Four ( 1992, 2001). The Metrodome was the inspiration for the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Metrodome was similar in design to the former RCA Dome and to BC Place, though BC Place was reconfigured with a retractable roof in 2010. The stadium had a fiberglass fabric roof that was self-supported by air pressure and was the third major sports facility to have this feature (the first two being the Pontiac Silverdome and the Carrier Dome). The Vikings played at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium for the 20 NFL seasons, ahead of the planned opening of U.S. It was also the home of the Minnesota Strikers of the North American Soccer League in 1984. The Metrodome was the home of the Vikings from 1982 to 2013, the Twins from 1982 to 2009, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Minnesota Timberwolves in their 1989–90 inaugural season, the Golden Gophers football team from 1982 to 2008, and the occasional home of the Golden Gophers baseball team from 1985 to 2010 and their full-time home in 2012. 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 football team. Humphrey Metrodome (commonly called the Metrodome) was a domed sports stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota Timberwolves ( NBA) (1989–1990) Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball (NCAA) (1985–2010, 2012) Minnesota Golden Gophers football ( NCAA) (1982–2008) UBU-Intensity Series-S5-M Synthetic Turf (2011–2013)įazlur Rahman Khan ( Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) Wall: 7 ft (2.1 m) (left and center field) Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (2012–2013)īaseball: 46,564 (expandable to 55,883) Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (1982–2012)
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