Rogers Centre

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Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, best known as the home of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball stadium
domed stadium
indoor arena
multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
architect Robbie/Young + Wright Architects
Rod Robbie
city Toronto
constructionCost approximately CAD 570 million
constructionStartDate 1986
coordinates 43.6414°N 79.3894°W
country Canada
feature artificial turf playing surface
fully retractable motorized roof
hotel rooms overlooking the field
formerLeagueHosted Canadian Football League
formerName SkyDome
homeVenueOf Toronto Blue Jays
leagueHosted Major League Baseball
locatedIn Canada
Ontario
Toronto
namedAfter Rogers Communications
nearbyLandmark CN Tower
neighbourhood Downtown Toronto
notableEventHosted 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1992 World Series games
1993 World Series games
WWE events
large-scale music concerts
opened 1989-06-03
openingYear 1989
operator Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership
otherUse Canadian Football League games
concerts
conventions
motorsport events
trade shows
owner Rogers Communications
primaryUse Major League Baseball games
province Ontario
renamedFrom SkyDome
renamingYear 2005
roofType retractable roof
seatingCapacity approximately 49000 (baseball)
over 50000 (concerts)
structuralEngineer Morrison Hershfield
tenant Buffalo Bills (occasional games)
Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Blue Jays


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