1st Retractable Roof Stadium

It was the first stadium with a fully retractable roof creating the best of both weather worlds for the cfl s argonauts and mlb s blue jays.

1st retractable roof stadium.

Globe life field construction as of june 19 2019 courtesy. Actually the first retractable roof stadium was mellon arena which opened as the pittsburgh civic arena in 1961 and is informally known as the igloo. This is the first of three total lifts for the first retractable roof truss. All three pieces total over 3 3 million pounds.

Stadium capacity previous to removal of roof city country tenant s notes 1. The university of phoenix stadium home of the arizona cardinals was the first nfl venue to sport a retractable natural grass field meaning it slides into the stadium in time. The rogers centre is located in downtown toronto ontario canada. Although it was not originally designed for sports the pittsburgh civic light opera was the primary tenant from 1961 until 1968 its been the home of the nhl s penguins since 1967.

The stadium was built in 1989 and serves as home for the toronto blue jays. The stadium s roof is not retractable though its semi translucence allows natural light to illuminate the field during day games. Sochi russia pfc sochi russian premier league. Does allegiant stadium have a retractable roof.

Even then movement of the roof was impossible in high wind conditions and technical problems plagued the facility. Opened in 1989 it serves as home for the toronto blue jays. It is the first retractable roof ballparks built specifically for baseball but in reality it s a multi purpose stadium. The stadium when built was known as the skydome but was renamed following the purchase of the stadium by rogers communications.

Roof was designed for the 2014 winter olympics opening and closing ceremonies and the 2014 winter paralympics opening and closing ceremonies as a temporary structure and was removed as part of a renovation in preparation for the 2018. It was the first stadium with a fully retractable roof creating the best of both weather worlds for the cfl s argonauts.