SAFECO FIELD & KINGDOME

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SAFECO FIELD, sometimes referred to as Safeco, is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball club, seating 47,116 for baseball. Safeco Field is one of 2 stadiums built to replace the Kingdome, with the other being Qwest Field, home of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, which occupies the former Kingdome site.

Safeco Field has a unique retractable roof that only acts as an "umbrella" for the stands and field rather than forming a complete climate-controlled enclosure, as is the case with all other retractable roofs in Major League Baseball. Seattle's relatively mild climate means the park rarely needs to be heated or cooled, but frequent precipitation necessitated a roof. The only other covered baseball stadium in the world with permanent openings is the fixed-roof Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, home of the Saitama Seibu Lions.

In the open position, the roof rests over the BNSF Railway tracks that bound the stadium to the east, with part of it hanging over the stands in right field. This has the effect of echoing the horns from passing trains into the stadium, a frequent occurrence due to an at-grade railroad crossing at the northeast corner of the stadium and a working passenger train station and rail yards nearby. Consequently, train horns have become a fixture of the Safeco Field experience, for spectators and players alike.

KINGDOME: Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (1976-2000) Seattle Sounders (NASL) (1976-1983) Seattle Mariners (MLB) (1977-1999) Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) (1978-1985)

The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County, Washington and located in Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1972–1976 and operated from 1976 until its demolition in 2000. The Kingdome received its nickname from King County, and was officially known as the King County Domed Stadium and often called The Dome (though on national television broadcasts it was referred to as the Seattle Kingdome. Before its destruction it was located at the west end of Seattle's Industrial District, just south of Pioneer Square. The building was completed in 1976 on reclaimed tideflat land formerly occupied by the Burlington Northern Railroad's freight yards. It served as home to the Seattle Mariners baseball team, the Seattle Seahawks American football team, the Seattle Sounders (NASL) soccer team, and for several years the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team. The Kingdome was demolished by implosion on March 26, 2000 and the footprint is now occupied by Qwest Field.

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