Rogers Centre facts for kids

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SkyDome
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Location Toronto, Ontario
Opened June 3, 1989 (as SkyDome)
Owner Rogers Communications
Construction Cost $570 million
Former name(s) SkyDome (1989–2005)
Capacity Baseball: 49,282
Canadian football: 31,074 (expandable to 52,230)
American football: 54,000
Soccer: 47,568
Basketball: 22,911 (expandable to 28,708)
Concerts: 10,000–55,000
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Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre is a sports stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is right next door to the CN Tower. It is the home field of the Major League Baseball team called the Toronto Blue Jays. Until 2015, it was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

When Rogers Centre opened in 1989, it was called the SkyDome. It hosted the WWF's WrestleMania VI on April 1, 1990 and WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. WrestleMania X8 attracted the largest ever paid crowd to SkyDome with 68,237 fans. About 743 indian elephants have fit inside the Rogers Centre.

Images for kids

  • Rogers Center-restitched

    The CN Tower viewed from the Rogers Centre

  • Skydome-big

    Overhead view of Rogers Centre with the roof closed, as seen from the CN Tower

  • Suspension bridge over railway tracks SkyDomeRogersCentre

    A suspension bridge was built over the Union Station Rail Corridor next to the stadium.

  • The audience

    "The Audience" – A sculpture by Michael Snow adorning the façade on the northwest corner of Rogers Centre.

  • SkyDomeLogo

    The SkyDome logo (1989–2005)

  • RogersCentrelogo

    The Rogers Centre logo is large enough to be seen from several kilometres away.

  • Windows Restaurant in SkyDomeRogersCentre

    Several restaurants have views of events. The former Windows restaurant looked onto the playing field.

  • Rogers Centre video board

    Rogers Centre video board.

  • Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Rogers Centre, October 27 2005

    Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, October 27, 2005

  • Braves-Jays1999

    Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays in the SkyDome on July 19, 1999.

  • Rogers Centre open and closed

    Left: Rogers Centre with roof closedRight: Rogers Centre with roof opened

  • Rogers Centre May 2011

    Evening baseball game in action from a bird's eye view

  • Skydome seats rotate

    The field level seating rotates on tracks to reconfigure for football and baseball.


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