The story in june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.
Roger centre roof.
It was originally called the skydom now called rogers centre.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
The building itself takes up 11 5 acres 4 66 hectares.
Skydome was renamed rogers centre on february 2 2005.
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Timelapse of the world s first retractable roof sport s stadium.
Below are some of the factors taken into consideration before reaching a decision to close the roof at rogers centre.
The stadium is best known for the retractable roof which is one of many innovations that can be found in a stadium that was ahead of its time.
However the comfort of our guests is a high priority and is always taken into consideration.
Now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.
Rogers centre information now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.
The rogers centre hosts the t.
The entire rogers centre complex spans 12 7 acres 5 14 hectares.
The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.
The diameter of the building is 700 feet while the volume inside the stadium with the roof closed is 56 5 million cubic feet 1 6 million cubic meters.