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Tropicana Field
Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, is located
at One Tropicana Drive in St. Petersburg, Florida. The stadium
is approximately 1.1 million square feet, and seats behind the
backstop are as close as 50 feet from the actual plate. Tropicana
Field also features the world's second-largest cable-supported
domed roof behind only the Georgia Dome. It's made of six acres
of translucent, Teflon-coated fiberglass and it virtually supports
itself with 180 miles of cables connected by struts. Opposing
forces of tension and compression keep the roof in an arc. Tropicana
Field's roof is slanted at a 6.5-degree angle, dropping from
225 feet above second base to 85 feet at the center field wall,
although it still comes into play in certain situations.
The
slanted roof reduced the overall construction costs
and decreased the volume of air under the dome by 16.8 million
cubic feet. Accordingly, that reduced the amount of air that
requires climate control treatment. It is built to withstand
wind of up to 115 miles per hour. Tropicana Field has also played
host to Arena Football, the NCAA basketball tournament, NBA preseason
games, Davis Cup tennis, and assorted concerts in the past.
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