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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Chauncey87 » January 23rd, 2014, 9:23 pm

Thanks for clearing up some of the ot posts. This thread should really be about the structure and not how it came to be built or financed. I am really looking forward to watching this being built from the dentist office I really should be going more often to. It has a great overhead view of the whole site! I even will try and get some pics if the glare from the glass is not to bad. :)

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Nick » January 29th, 2014, 8:11 pm

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Tom H. » January 31st, 2014, 10:24 am

The first poured concrete pillars are now visible from 4th Street heading east.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby nordeast homer » January 31st, 2014, 10:45 am

First stationary crane is assembled too!

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby mullen » January 31st, 2014, 11:31 am

wrecking ball whacking away at the dome gate now. made quick work of the loading dock.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby uptowncarag » January 31st, 2014, 11:36 am

That place was a dump.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby David Greene » January 31st, 2014, 11:39 am

That place was a dump.
One of the funniest things I ever read about the dome was someone who boarded an airplane and told the captain that if there was trouble and they were going to die in a horrible firery crash, would the captain kindly direct the plane into the Metrodome so that their deaths could bring something positive to the world?

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby mister.shoes » February 2nd, 2014, 2:00 pm

Sometime between 7:30 and 7:45 this morning, the roof of the Dome was completely detached from the edge. There were reports on Twitter of a "boom" this morning. They must have used explosives!

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby m b p » February 2nd, 2014, 5:25 pm

So... US Bank Stadium?

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby web » February 2nd, 2014, 10:23 pm

light rail and busses were detoured all day....so it probably was explosives with 4th street closed

you can see the police blocking 4th st

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Wedgeguy » February 4th, 2014, 12:19 pm

I heard it in Uptown and thought at first it was thunder, as it was not a short explosion but a long rumble like thunder. Might have been timed to implode in a series around the Dome, instead of just one simultaneous explosion.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Avian » February 4th, 2014, 1:14 pm

I've been casually at work building up a 3d computer model of the stadium using the available plans, elevations and sections (which are still insufficient but I'm making do). Examining this thing in detail I'm delighted how spatially complex the building is. It's still in the early stage but I thought I'd share some images.

Here's a shot of the various floor levels starting from the Events (field) level. The 4th level is the street with the main entrance at lower left. I don't think I'll go through the tedium of building the seating risers since this is meant to be primarily an exterior model.

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Beginning work on the exterior metal panel walls. They are all composed of "V's" that are either complete or truncated. The first shot is from the west. The large purple V in the foreground is supporting the "prow."

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From the southeast. The floating gray strips above the top floor are the two large catwalks supporting the main lighting banks:
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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby NickP » February 4th, 2014, 1:29 pm

Avian, that is awesome! Thank you.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby nordeast homer » February 4th, 2014, 2:14 pm

Wow, nice job Avian! When I'm killing time at work it looks nothing like this! :lol:

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby TommyT » February 4th, 2014, 2:21 pm

I can't see the pics you posted Avian :-(. Anywhere else they can be viewed?

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Avian » February 4th, 2014, 2:25 pm

I can't see the pics you posted Avian :-(. Anywhere else they can be viewed?
Hmm, don't know why they won't show up for you. I have them hosted at ImageShack here:

https://imageshack.com/i/g1rrbej

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby TommyT » February 4th, 2014, 2:28 pm

I can't see the pics you posted Avian :-(. Anywhere else they can be viewed?
Hmm, don't know why they won't show up for you. I have them hosted at ImageShack here:

https://imageshack.com/i/g1rrbej
For whatever reason that doesn't load either. I'm at work, might have something to do with it. Generally if a site is blocked (for whatever reason) it gives me an error message... with these, it just won't load.

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby RailBaronYarr » February 4th, 2014, 3:01 pm

Like or hate the stadium/financing, we can all agree that's some excellent work, Avian!

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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium

Postby Nathan » February 7th, 2014, 12:41 pm

New Stadium Website with all sorts of goodies:

http://www.newminnesotastadium.com


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