Rogers Centre

The Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. It is home to Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. While it is primarily a sports venue, Rogers Centre also hosts other large-scale events such as conventions, trade fairs, and concerts.

Features

Rogers Centre was the first major team sports arena in North America to sport a fully retractable roof. The roof is composed of four panels and covers an area of 32,000 square metres. It takes 20 minutes for the roof to open or close.

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North America - Metre

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The venue is also well known for its enormous Jumbotron scoreboard, at 10 by 35 metres, formerly the largest in the world. The Jumbotron and the stadium played host to several television events, including the series finales for ' and Cheers.

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Jumbotron - Metres - Television - Cheers

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The centre also has an on-site fitness club, hotel, and Hard Rock Café.

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Fitness club - Hotel - Hard Rock Café

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