Mellon Arena Roof

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Mellon arena roof.

The stadium s capacity fluctuates depending on the event being hosted but has increased due to additions between 1972 and 1991. The 260 foot dome was divided into eight sections two of which could slide under the others making the arena the first one ever with a retractable roof. Mellon arena formerly the civic auditorium and civic arena nicknamed the igloo is an arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania. But by 1999 this had changed.

Jay roberts general manager of mellon. It was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982 to improve acoustics. When mario lemieux bought the penguins out of bankruptcy the naming rights were also awarded to him. The mellon arena was the first retractable dome and it was the largest dome in the world at the time it was built.

It is named for mellon financial which purchased the naming rights in. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch. Six of the sections could fold underneath two in two and one half minutes making the mellon arena the world s first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. Six of the sections were mobilized by five motors in each panel.

They then sold the rights to mellon financial for 18 million and the arena was finally renamed mellon arena. The steel dome weighs almost four thousand tons and has a diameter of a little over four hundred feet. The roof consisted of six sections which could fully retract in less than three minutes. The roof could be retracted to open the dome in two minutes.

This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options. The arena s signature retractable stainless steel dome 417 feet in diameter and 109 feet tall was constructed with eight 300 ton roof sections. Civic arena later renamed mellon arena was torn down across 2011 and 2012. The grateful dead appeared eight times.

Free of internal support there was no obstruction of the view for the spectators within. Universal amphitheatre later known as gibson amphitheatre was an indoor amphitheatre located in los angeles california within universal city it was originally built as an outdoor venue opening in the summer of 1972 with a production of jesus christ superstar. Officials are exploring the possibility of opening the arena s distinctive retractable roof one last time to close down the 48 year old building this summer.