Mellon Arena Roof

Mellon arena formerly the civic auditorium and civic arena nicknamed the igloo is an arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania.

Mellon arena roof.

Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Officials are exploring the possibility of opening the arena s distinctive retractable roof one last time to close down the 48 year old building this summer. The stadium s capacity fluctuates depending on the event being hosted but has increased due to additions between 1972 and 1991. Jay roberts general manager of mellon.

It kept that record until the houston astrodome was built three years later. Civic arena roof wendell august forge wine stopper mellon pittsburgh penguins. The mellon arena was the first retractable dome and it was the largest dome in the world at the time it was built. Six of the sections could fold underneath two in two and one half minutes making the mellon arena the world s first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof.

Six of the sections were mobilized by five motors in each panel. Free of internal support there was no obstruction of the view for the spectators within. The arena s signature retractable stainless steel dome 417 feet in diameter and 109 feet tall was constructed with eight 300 ton roof sections. The steel dome weighs almost four thousand tons and has a diameter of a little over four hundred feet.

The roof consisted of six sections which could fully retract in less than three minutes. Universal amphitheatre later known as gibson amphitheatre was an indoor amphitheatre located in los angeles california within universal city it was originally built as an outdoor venue opening in the summer of 1972 with a production of jesus christ superstar. The roof could be retracted to open the dome in two minutes. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch.

Shipped with usps first class. But by 1999 this had changed. They then sold the rights to mellon financial for 18 million and the arena was finally renamed mellon arena. It is named for mellon financial which purchased the naming rights in.

When mario lemieux bought the penguins out of bankruptcy the naming rights were also awarded to him. It was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982 to improve acoustics. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options.