1st Retractable Roof Stadium

Many of the retractable roof ballparks were built as multi purpose stadium.

1st retractable roof stadium.

The stadium s roof is not retractable though its semi translucence allows natural light to illuminate the field during day games. In june 1989 toronto unveiled the skydome to much pomp and circumstance. 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. Opened in 1989 it serves as home for the toronto blue jays.

Globe life field construction as of june 19 2019 courtesy. 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. This is the first of three total lifts for the first retractable roof truss.

Even then movement of the roof was impossible in high wind conditions and technical problems plagued the facility. Sochi russia pfc sochi russian premier league. All three pieces total over 3 3 million pounds. It was the first stadium with a fully retractable roof creating the best of both weather worlds for the cfl s argonauts.

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. The stadium when built was known as the skydome but was renamed following the purchase of the stadium by rogers communications. It is the first retractable roof ballparks built specifically for baseball but in reality it s a multi purpose stadium. Olympic stadium in montreal quebec was slated to be the first outdoor retractable roof stadium at its debut for the 1976 summer olympics however plagued by construction problems the roof was not installed until 1987 and was not retractable until 1988.

The stadium was built in 1989 and serves as home for the toronto blue jays. 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.