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The building's construction was designed by Bangladeshi-American architect Fazlur Rahman Khan, of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who died in 1978. The stadium was named in memory of former mayor of Minneapolis, U.S. Senator) describes the 10-year effort to build the venue.

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A professional team hadn't been based in downtown Minneapolis since the Minneapolis Lakers left for Los Angeles in 1960.Ĭonstruction on the Metrodome began on December 20, 1979, and was funded by a limited hotel-motel and liquor tax, local business donations, and payments established within a special tax district near the stadium site. Downtown Minneapolis was beginning a revitalization program, and the return of professional sports from suburban Bloomington was seen as a major success story. Broken railings and seats could be seen in the upper deck by the 1970s by its final season, they had become a distinct safety hazard.Ĭonstruction success of other domed stadiums, particularly the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, paved the way for voters to approve funding for a new stadium. However, the Met would have likely needed to be replaced in any event, as it was not well maintained. This was with the backdrop of the Twin Cities' harsh winter climate, which provided the Vikings with an overwhelming home-field advantage late in the season and in the playoffs. Supporters of a dome also believed that the Minnesota Twins would benefit from a climate-controlled stadium to insulate the team from harsh Minnesota weather later in the season. However, the Vikings were not willing to be tenants in a college football stadium even on a temporary basis, and demanded a new venue. The biggest stadium in the area was the University of Minnesota's Memorial Stadium. The Met never held more than 49,700 people for football, and could not be expanded. Before the AFL–NFL merger, the NFL had declared that stadiums with a capacity smaller than 50,000 were not adequate for their needs. īy the early 1970s, the Minnesota Vikings were unhappy with Metropolitan Stadium's relatively small capacity for football. The Metrodome was torn down in sections while construction of U.S. Preparation for the demolition of the Metrodome began the day after the facility hosted its final home game for the Minnesota Vikings on December 29, 2013, and the roof was deflated and demolition began on January 18, 2014. The Metrodome had several nicknames such as 'The Dome', 'The Thunderdome', 'The Homer Dome.' and 'The Technodome'.

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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)