Rogers Centre
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Summary
Rogers Centre is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,778 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Toronto[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Instance of: multi-purpose sports venue[5], baseball venue[6], music venue[7]
- Architect: Rod Robbie[8]
- Owned by: Rogers Communications[9]
- Named after: Rogers Communications[10]
- Architectural style: brutalist architecture[11]
- Main building contractor: EllisDon[12]
- Location: Downtown Toronto[13]
- Commons category: Rogers Centre[14]
- Occupant: Toronto Blue Jays[15]
- Has part(s): retractable roof[16]
- Inception: June 3, 1989[17]
- Coordinate location: 43.641388888889, -79.389166666667[18]
- Sport: baseball[19]
- Surface played on: lawn[20]
- Significant event: 2015 Pan American Games[21], 1992 World Series[22], 1993 World Series[23], WrestleMania X8[24]
- Official website: http://www.rogerscentre.com[25], https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark[26]
- Maximum capacity: 39,150[27]
- Date of official opening: June 5, 1989[28]
- Different from: Rogers Arena[29], Rogers Place[30], Ottawa Convention Centre[31]
- Capital cost: 570,000,000[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Architourist Guide[33]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Rogers Centre[34]
- Public transport stop: Union Station[35], Union[36], Union Station Bus Terminal[37]
Why It Matters
Rogers Centre has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]