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Safeco Field & Qwest Field (AVP-Seattle 3)

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SAFECO FIELD & QWEST FIELD

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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.

QWEST FIELD: Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (2002–present) Seattle Sounders (USL 1) (2003–2007) Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) (2009–present)

Qwest Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.

Qwest Field has earned a reputation for being the loudest stadium in the NFL. The seating decks and partial roof direct exceptional amounts of crowd noise onto the field. The north end zone bleachers are the lowest-priced tickets and seat the most vocal fans. Because they are bleachers, the Hawks Nest seats are constructed of metal which reflects the noise onto the field. Seahawks fans already had a reputation for being among the most vociferous in the NFL when they played in the Kingdome.

Unused 4" x 6" continental size chrome

Dist. by Aerial Views Publishing

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