The Kingdome
Seattle Mariners
The Kingdome was Seattle's first professional sports venue and home to the Mariners for 23 seasons. Despite being one of the loudest stadiums in baseball and the site of Ken Griffey Jr.'s early career, it was widely criticized aesthetically. It was spectacularly imploded on March 26, 2000 — T-Mobile Park stands nearby.
Aerial view · Google Maps
Stadium Stats
Capacity
59,166
Year Opened
1977
Surface
Artificial Turf
Roof Type
Fixed Dome
Coordinates
47.5945, -122.3328
Did You Know?
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Ken Griffey Jr. spent the first part of his career here, turning the Kingdome's left-field seats into a target for his prodigious home runs.
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Ceiling tiles fell onto seats during a 1994 game, injuring three people — a harbinger of the stadium's structural issues.
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The implosion on March 26, 2000 used 4,700 pounds of explosives and drew 35,000 spectators to watch the building come down in 16.8 seconds.