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Safeco Field
Safeco Field is located at P.O. Box 4100 in
Seattle, Washington, and plays host to the Seattle Mariners of
the American League West. The site itself covers almost 20 acres
of land and the ballpark square footage is almost 1,200,000.
It’s a clean
grass surface, very different from the turf in the
old Kingdome. The inaugural game took place July 15, 1999, the
first game after the all-star break of that season. The field
itself is asymmetrical, skewed slightly in the direction of left
center field. 600,000 bricks make up the facade of the stadium,
and the stadium is lit up with the help of more than 300,000
volts of electricity.
The field also was built with 200 miles
of concrete, 150 miles of electrical wiring, and
40 miles of piping. The roof is retractable and covers nearly
9 acres. It weighs almost 22 million pounds and is comprised
of enough steel to build a skyscraper 55 stories tall. The roof
can open or close in 10-20 minutes, depending on weather conditions.
It can also withstand 6-7 inches of snow and winds of up to 70
miles per hour, a necessity in the great northwest area.
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