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For the second time in the history of the Super Bowl, the NFL placed the game in a cold weather city, in Minneapolis and the Metrodome. The history of the the stadium stretches back nearly 25 years. Built in the mid 1950s, Metropolitan Stadium was beginning to deteriorate after two decades of existence. In the late 1970s, Minneapolis leaders began studying the idea of building a dome stadium for both teams. By mid 1979, a new dome stadium was approved to be built in downtown Minneapolis. On December 20, 1979, construction began on the multipurpose dome stadium. A dome multipurpose stadium was chosen because of the cold weather between fall and spring. Named after former Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey, the H.H.H. Metrodome, was completed in just over two years. The Minnesota Twins (MLB) played the first game ever at the Metrodome on April 6, 1982.

The Vikings inaugural first game at the Metrodome was on September 12, 1982. Over 64,000 seats in two tiers circle the entire field when the Metrodome is in football configuration. The Metrodome is one of the easiest stadium to be converted from baseball to football. The entire process takes around four hours. A section of 7,600 retractable seats make up the 23 foot high right field wall during a baseball game, but the seats are pulled out allowing the capacity to be increased during football games. The dome roof consists of over ten acres of Teflon-coated fiberglass. It is the only air-supported dome, and fans enter the park through revolving doors that prevent the release of the air that keeps the dome upright. The roof requires 250,000 cubic feet of air pressure per minute to remain inflated. The roof has snow melting ducts to prevent a collapse. However, in the fall of 1982, the dome collapsed, but was re-inflated. Since its opening in 1982, there have been several changes to the Metrodome. They include LED Boards, new color replay screens, a new Plaza outside the stadium, new rows of seats behind home plate for baseball, new Terrace Suite, re-construction of all concession stands, and new concourse televisions. After the 2003 season, the Astroturf field was removed and replaced with Fieldturf. Currently, the Vikings and the Twins are lobbying to get new stadiums built.

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FACTS AND FIGURES SUPER BOWLS
  • Tenants: Minnesota Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB)
  • Capacity: 64,111 (NFL)
  • Surface: Fieldturf
  • Cost: $68 million
  • Opened: September 12, 1982
  • Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
  • Naming Rights: Named after Hubert H. Humphrey
  • Former Names: None
  • Public Financing: 100% by State of Minnesota
  • Private Financing: None
  • Seating Chart
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900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415
-Parking: Is available near the Metrodome at privately owned ramps and surface lots.

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