On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was demolished to make room for then-named CenturyLink Field.
SEATTLE — Seattle’s iconic Kingdome was demolished in a controlled implosion March 26, 2000.
Sparks from a 21.6-mile web of detonation cord flickered over the ribbed surface of the dome, followed by 5,800 gelatin dynamite charge explosions. The 25,000-ton roof collapsed into a billowing dust cloud in less than 20 seconds
Thousands of spectators cheered from office towers and hillsides around the city as the series of blasts crumbled the former home of the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners.
The Kingdome – dubbed the mushroom, the concrete cupcake
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