Us Bank Stadium Roof Open

Bank stadium in downtown minneapolis is something you look right through literally.

Us bank stadium roof open.

Original tickets are automatically valid for this rescheduled show. Bank stadium s huge doors opened for the first time this morning taking five minutes and accompanied by a loud beeping sound. Using the nation s largest etfe roof and pivoting glass doors the new home the nfl s minnesota vikings u s. Bank stadium is an enclosed stadium that almost feels like it s outdoors.

The transparent part of the roof is made of a material called etfe. Minneapolis wcco the most striking feature on the iconic u s. The minnesota vikings enter a new era of transparency with the 1 076 billion us bank stadium opening next season and boasting the only etfe roof on a sports facility in the united states. Bank stadium has a fixed roof however 60 of the roof structure is transparent allowing stadium users to view the sun and sky throughout the year while staying in a climate controlled environment.

Two of the stadium s notable design innovations include the legacy gate comprised of five pivoting glass doors ranging from 75 to 95 feet tall and the first etfe roof in a u s. Kenny chesney has rescheduled his chillaxification stadium tour for saturday june 5 2021 at u s. The vikings 1 1 billion u s. When open the legacy gate connects the stadium to its adjacent urban plaza.

The roof can be closed in less than five minutes even if winds are gusting up to 50 miles an hour. Bank stadium doesn t have a retractable roof but it still has the capability to bring the open air into the stadium with massive doors at the stadium s west end. Etfe is a co polymer resin that is extruded into a thin film. It is the first fixed roof stadium built in the nfl since ford field in detroit which opened in 2002.

The home opener of the regular season was in week two against the green bay packers on september 18 a 17 14 victory. The vikings played their first pre season game at u s. Instead of a 1990s style retractable roof which most nfl stadiums rarely open the minnesota vikings are using a revolutionary design that is incredibly light.