Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 2007.
SmeknamnThe Metrodome, The Homerdome, The Thunderdome, Mall of America Field
Placering900 South 5th Street,
USA Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
TypInomhusarena
Kapacitet64 121 (amerikansk fotboll)
55 883 (baseboll)
50 000 (basket)
ÄgareMetropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (1982-2012)
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (2012-2013)
UnderhållMetropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (1982-2012)
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (2012-2013)
Byggkostnad68 miljoner dollar
ArkitektSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
Setter, Leach & Lindstrom, Inc.
KonstruktörGeiger Berger Associates
EntreprenörBarton-Malow
PlanstorlekBaseboll:
Left field: 105 m (343 fot)
Center field: 124 m (408 fot)
Right field: 100 m (327 fot)
UnderlagSuperTurf (1982-1986)
AstroTurf (1987-2003)
FieldTurf (2004-2010)
Sportexe Momentum Turf (2010)
UBU-Intensity Series-S5-M Synthetic Turf (2011-2013)
HemmalagMinnesota Vikings (NFL) (1982–2013)
Minnesota Twins (MLB) (1982–2009)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA am. fotboll) (1982–2008)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA baseboll) (1985–2013)
Minnesota Strikers (NASL) (1984)
Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1989–1990)
Minnesota United FC (NASL) (2012–2013)
Datum
Byggstart20 december 1979
Invigd3 april 1982
Stängd29 december 2013
Riven18 januari-17 april 2014

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome var en idrottsarena i centrala Minneapolis i Minnesota i USA. Arenan revs 2014 för att ge plats för Minnesota Vikings nya hemmaarena U.S. Bank Stadium.

Arenan var hemmaarena för följande lag:

Kupoltaket

Arenans tak, som befann sig ca 53 m över spelplanen, var av dubbel teflon (à la ”Michelingubbe”) och hölls uppe genom tillförsel av luft. Det krävdes 120 m³/s för att hålla kupolen uppe. Tre gånger under arenans historia orsakade snö hål i taket som fick det att falla samman. En gång sjönk taket ihop kraftigt mitt under en match under en kraftig storm.

Historia

Det första spadtaget för arenan togs den 20 december 1979 och bygget finansierades av delstaten Minnesota. Den 3 april 1982 kunde anläggningen öppnas för allmänheten.

Arenan fick sitt namn efter en av Minneapolis tidigare borgmästare, även senator och amerikansk vicepresident, Hubert H. Humphrey.

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Minnesota Gophers.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Bobak at en.wikipedia, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
The Michigan Wolverines visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Metrodome; the teams are rivals for the Little Brown Jug. This game is actually very well known in college football as one of the greatest comebacks in the sports history. Trailing 28-7 in the 4th quarter, the Wolverines managed to come from behind and win 38-35. The game received national coverage because it had been moved to a Friday in order to accommodate the Minnesota Twins playoff game on Saturday (the traditional day for college football games); as a result, it was the only major game on ESPN on Oct. 10, 2003. Adding to the hype, it was a rare occasion where an undefeated Minnesota was ranked higher than Michigan going into the game; Minnesota had not defeated Michigan since 1986.
For more info, just read the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (2005) and turn to what they consider greatest comeback in Michigan history (a team with over 100 years of history). You can also read a summary of this legendary game here: [1]
Photo taken by Bobak Ha'Eri. Oct. 10, 2003. Please observe license and properly cite in use outside Wikipedia.
Metrodome ALDS Oct 2004.JPG

I took this photo early in the final game of the AL Division Series with the Yankees, at the en:Metrodome on en:October 9, en:2004.

en:Category:Images of Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010-1213-DomeCollapse2.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Bobak Ha'Eri, Licens: CC BY 3.0
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minnesota) after it's air-supported roof, made of Teflon coated fiberglass fabric, tore in two spots and deflated at approximately 05:00am on December 13, 2010 due to a heavy snow burden from the Twin Cities's worst snow storm in over a decade.
Vikings Vs Buccaneers - October 25, 2012 - Picture 1 of 2.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Mattwj2002, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Vikings Vs Buccaneers - October 25, 2012 - Picture 1 of 2