BC Place Stadium
BC Place - Vancouver's Stadium
The Original BC Place Stadium was the world’s largest air-supported domed stadium, and can hold up to 60,000 people! The roof was made of fiberglass and Teflon, and is said to be stronger that steel. The stadium hosted sports games, tournaments, concerts and shows, and is located in Vancouver’s Entertainment District – walking distance from hotels, theatres, transit, parking, and clubs. The Stadium also hosts trade shows such as the Pacific International Auto Show, B.C. Home and Garden Show, Spring and Fall Gift Shows, the Boat Show, and more!
BC Place will reopen in the summer of 2011. During construction, regular BC Place events will be temporarily moving to other venues in Vancouver.
Revealing over 7500 square metres of clear blue sky, the new retractable roof will turn BC Place into an all year-round, open-air facility and a new structural signature for our province.
The cable-supported roof will be the biggest of its kind in the world and will allow the stadium to hold summer festivals in the sun, football games under the stars, and indoor exhibitions protected from the rain. The transformation of the roof takes just 20 minutes.
Download the BC Place Google Earth model for a much closer look at the roof.
Facts About The New BC Place Retractable Roof
- On October 23, 2009, the B.C. Government officially announced that B.C. Place would be getting a new retractable roof at the cost of $458-million.
- The new roof is much more energy efficient than the original roof, saving 25 percent on energy costs (or about $350,000 per year).
- The blue-sky opening is 100 metres by 85 metres which is the same size as the field below.
- The fabric roof section retracts into the centre of the opening, where it's hidden inside of a pod above the videoboard.
- Each of the support masts is 47 metres tall. All together, the structure is like 18 suspension bridges, each around 200 metres long.
- Construction on the new roof began after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2011.
777 Pacific Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada, V6B 4Y8
http://www.bcplacestadium.com/
Phone:
Tel 604.669.2300