Retractable Roof Stadiums Seattle

Footage of safeco field s retractable roof in motion before the start of seattle mariners baseball game against the detroit tigers april 18 2011.

Retractable roof stadiums seattle. The latest trend in sports stadiums is the retractable roof stadium. T mobile park is a retractable roof baseball park located in seattle washington united states owned and operated by the washington state major league baseball stadium public facilities district it is the home stadium of the seattle mariners of major league baseball mlb and has a seating capacity of 47 929 for baseball. We were in awe of the immensity of the astrodome in houston and the kingdome in seattle. Stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field.

Originally called seahawks stadium it became qwest field in june 2004 when telecommunications carrier qwest acquired the naming. Named for the seattle based owner safeco insurance they reportedly paid 40 million for the naming rights to the stadium for. Football stadiums with retractable roofs. List of retractable roof stadiums.

Safeco field is located in seattle washington and is home for the seattle mariners and it was the third retractable roof stadium built for baseball. Tennis stadiums a traditional outdoor sport but with a much smaller playing area only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included i e. It was also the era of the domed stadium. Built in 1999 safeco field was a replacement for the aging king dome.

Most retractable roofs serve to seal a building and guarantee an interior temperature but in seattle the purpose of the roof was solely about protecting the field from rain. A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof on tracks so. Stadiums designed for field sports such as baseball and any of a wide variety of football codes and or athletics track and field. Centurylink field is a multi purpose stadium in seattle washington united states located in the city s sodo neighborhood it is the home field for the seattle seahawks of the national football league nfl and the seattle sounders fc of major league soccer mls.

Tim newcomb covers stadiums design and gear for sports illustrated. Today a new trend in stadiums has led to the demolition of the kingdome and the likely demise of the astrodome. The venture also would include a 20 000 seat arena for the florida panthers who are scheduled to join the nhl this fall. It is located in seattle s sodo neighborhood near the western.