Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome opened on April 3, 1982, as a replacement for Metropolitan Stadium, the former home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and MLB's Minnesota Twins, and Memorial Stadium, the former home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Designed by the legendary structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with Setter, Leach & Lindstrom, Inc., the domed stadium cost US$55 million, equivalent to about $244 million in 2025. The Metrodome was notable for its air-supported Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric roof, which was a distinctive feature of the Minneapolis skyline. The roof collapsed three times due to snow accumulation: in November 1981 before the stadium officially opened, in December 1982, and most famously in December 2010, when over 17 inches of snow caused the roof to tear and deflate, leading to the Vikings' game against the New York Giants being moved to Detroit's Ford Field. The stadium was the home of the Minnesota Vikings from 1982 to 2013, the Minnesota Twins from 1982 to 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves in their inaugural 1989-90 NBA season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1982 to 2008, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team. It also hosted the Minnesota Strikers of the NASL in 1984 and Minnesota United FC in 2013. The Twins won World Series titles at the Metrodome in 1987 and 1991, both times with the home-field advantage the dome provided. The stadium hosted two MLB All-Star Games (1985 and 2014 was at Target Field; the Metrodome hosted in 1985), two NCAA Final Fours (1992 and 2001), and Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. By the 2000s, the Metrodome had become outdated. The Twins moved to Target Field in 2010, and the Vikings played their final game at the Metrodome on December 29, 2013. Demolition began on January 18, 2014, and was completed on April 17, 2014. The site is now occupied by U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened in 2016 as the new home of the Vikings.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, was a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis that opened in 1982. It had a capacity of 64,121 for football and 46,564 for baseball. The stadium was designed by the legendary structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, who also designed the Sears Tower. Its air-supported Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric roof was a distinctive feature and collapsed three times due to snow: in November 1981 before the stadium officially opened, in December 1982, and most famously in December 2010, when over 17 inches of snow caused the roof to tear and deflate, leading to the Vikings' game against the New York Giants being moved to Detroit. The Twins won World Series titles at the Metrodome in 1987 and 1991, both times benefiting from the home-field advantage the dome provided, including the famous Game 7 in 1991 when Jack Morris pitched a 10-inning shutout. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 and two NCAA Final Fours in 1992 and 2001. The Minnesota Timberwolves played their inaugural NBA season there in 1989-90. The stadium was the last major American sports venue to use an air-supported roof. Demolition began on January 18, 2014, and was completed on April 17, 2014, with the site now occupied by U.S. Bank Stadium.