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Seattle seahawks stadium retractable roof.
The name was changed to seattle seahawks on june 17 1975.
A retractable roof can cost up to 150 million.
The washington state public stadium authority psa was created by referendum 48 a ballot initiative passed by voters authorizing use of public funds to build a stadium and exhibition center.
At the south end the stadium is connected to the event center and a 2 000 car parking garage.
One of the most unique features of the stadium is the overhanging roof design and rainbow tri chord trusses that rise 260 feet above the field.
The seattle seahawks were originally going to be called the seattle kings.
In the playoffs the nfl determines whether the roof is open or closed.
Any city or financier of a stadium would not want extra tens or hundreds of millions added to their stadium project because of an unnecessary component.
The color scheme and appearance tie together the historic pioneer square neighborhood and safeco field the seattle mariners ballpark.
The home team must determine whether their retractable roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff regular season only.
Originally called seahawks stadium it became qwest field in june 2004 when telecommunications carrier qwest acquired the naming.
Seattle seahawks to miss unbelievable amount without fans at.
The roof covers 70 percent of the seats keeping many fans dry during inclement weather.
A fixed roof can add around 40 million extra to a stadium.
The psa s mission is to represent the public s interest in owning centurylink field event center and overseeing first goal inc s operation of.
The added price of an extra roof often inflates the budget of a stadium.
In his final two appearances in the 1 2 billion retractable roof stadium with the packers mccarthy watched as aaron rodgers beat the cowboys twice in the final seconds including a divisional.
The building is constructed of cast in place concrete pre cast concrete steel and concrete masonry units.
The stadium has a total of 112 luxury suites and over 7 000 club seats.
A general view of the philippe chatrier tennis court with its new retractable roof during a media tour at roland garros stadium.
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.