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Rogers Centre, also known by its original name SkyDome,[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. It is home to Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. While it is primarily a sports venue, Rogers Centre also hosts other large-scale events such as conventions, trade fairs, and concerts. Rogers Centre is also noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof and the only stadium to have hotel rooms attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field. It is also the last North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both football and baseball. Since 1989, all the newer major-league stadia in Canada and the United States have been built specifically for one sport or the other (although some of the newer baseball parks have been known to host the occasional college football game.) Leave a Comment Address: corner of Front & John StreetsPhone: (416) 341-3663Directions: Right next to the CN Tower, a short walk from Union StationWebsite: http://www.rogerscentre.com/
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SkyDome was a breathtaking technological achievement when completed in 1989. It is still one of Toronto's top tourist attractions and a model for architects of future domed stadiums currently being built around the world. SkyDome has been asked to share information about its architecture, events and business plans to numerous city planners, architects and government officials from the U.S., Netherlands, England, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China and Germany. SkyDome is also a real engineering masterpiece. it features the world's first fully retractable roof that opens and closes in 20 minutes. SkyDome's capacity ranges from 5,000 to 60,000 people for sports events, concerts, family shows, trade shows and conventions. A unique feature of SkyDome is its Video Board, one of the world's largest, measuring 110 feet wide by 33 feet high - that means that you can't really miss the show no matter where you'll be sitting. This fact about SkyDome I like the most: Since opening, the number of hot dogs served at SkyDome would stretch close to 800 kilometers - or the distance from Toronto to Ottawa and back again. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Rogers Centre / Skydome: The Rogers Centre (Canadians spell wierd) | | | | | |
The web site listed below is clutch because when you click on it it will tell you the status of the dome, open or closed. The Rogers Centre (was called the Sky Dome) is the home of a few different sport teams like the Toronto Blue Jays (AL) and Toronto Argonauts (CFL; 1989-2004) It Opened in June 5, 1989, and is know for it's Retractable Dome which can be opened or closed. The baseball field was first surfaced with AstroGrass in 1989, but was changed to FieldTurf in 2005. The building can hold 50,516 for baseball and 53,000 for football. Construction on the Rogers Centre started in April 1986, and the Blue Jays played their first game there three years later. In addition to baseball, the Rogers Centre hosts the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, concerts, and a plethora of other sporting events. Because the movable lower stands are on rollers, and the Astroturf field rolls up, conversion from baseball to football takes only 10-12 hours. Opening or closing the roof takes only 20 minutes. The roof was closed during a game twice in the Blue Jays’ first year in the dome, and four or five times a year since then. Here are some statistics i found -Site of the 1991 All-Star game. -Jumbotron scoreboard is 33-feet by 115-feet and has 420,000 light bulbs, the largest in the world. -Apex of the retracted dome is 310 feet making it the tallest in Major League baseball. -The bullpens are located just behind the ten-foot-high outfield wall, so portions of the wall are made of chain link fence, allowing the managers to see who’s warming up on each side. -A 348 room hotel is located in center field. 70 of those rooms have views of the field. On at least three occasions, spectators have been provided auxiliary entertainment by patrons inside the hotel during a game. -When the roof is open, the closed end of the stadium serves as a wind scoop which causes a downdraft in the outfield that tends to prevent home runs. -There are no bleachers. IF YOU LIKE MY POST PLEASE GIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK, THANKS Leave a Comment Address: One Blue Jays Way Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J1Directions: Next to the giant tower. Can't miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!Website: http://www.rogerscentre.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Centre
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