Translucent Roof Like The Minnesota Vikings

Three layers of slick translucent plastic and two air pillows stretch over the steel roof supports of the new vikings stadium.

Translucent roof like the minnesota vikings.

The nfl s first translucent roof is a super tough monster the minnesota vikings play against the san diego chargers on august 28 2016 at us bank stadium. Sixty percent of the colossal venue some 248 000 square feet of it will be covered solely. It makes it much more difficult. The metrodome s teflon roof infamously collapsed during a storm in december 2010 forcing the vikings to play their last two home games that season elsewhere.

A comfortable indoor climate is among the many key features of the. But it will be flooded with light in a glass and zinc framed structure with a two sided. Ben goessling espn staff writer minneapolis before its glass doors have opened for a minnesota vikings game or the first load of snow has skittered off the roof on a saturday night to prevent a. The concentration is so much harder when you ve got 66 000 crazy vikings fans that are doing the skol chant zimmer said.

On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out. The noise level under the translucent roof has been helpful for rattling the opposing offense. The metrodome s teflon roof infamously collapsed during a storm in december 2010 forcing the vikings to play their last two home games that season elsewhere. Look higher for the clues to this tongue twister all the way up to the roof of minnesota s new stadium.