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The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District (later SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
The KJC King Dome is a multipurpose indoor arena currently under construction in Davao City, Philippines. With a planned seating capacity of 75,000, the structure will be the largest indoor arena in the world if completed surpassing the 55,000-capacity Philippine Arena in Bocaue .
Mar 1, 2000 · The first protean ideas for a Seattle domed stadium arose 12 years before the Kingdome's long-anticipated groundbreaking in 1972. Although many local sports fans and business leaders enthusiastically backed the concept, its funding tripped over two failed bond initiatives, the first in 1960, the second in 1966.
Jul 26, 2018 · With a maximum capacity of 75,000 people and equipped with state-of-art technology, the Kingdome Stadium is set to be the biggest dome not only in the country but also in the whole of Asia, surpassing Singapore’s National Stadium and Japan’s Tokyo Dome with their 55,000 seat capacity.
The Kingdome boasted the 43rd largest facility exhibition space in North America. More than 72 million people entered the Kingdome through a variety of entertainment over 23 years.
Learn about the Kingdome, the first domed stadium in the American League and the home of the Mariners from 1977 to 1999. See how the team moved to Safeco Field, a retractable-roof ballpark with a unique design and ambiance.
The stadium was named Kingdome due to it’s location in King County, Washington. By 1976, Seattle was awarded both a football team (Seahawks) and a baseball team (Mariners). The Seattle Seahawks played their inaugural first game in front of 66,000 fans at the Kingdome on September 12, 1976.
