Building the SkyDome (Rogers Centre): Materials by the Numbers

Structural Components

• 200,000 metric tons of concrete (paves a two-lane highway Toronto–Vancouver)
• 12,500 metric tons of reinforcing steel (20 Eiffel Towers)
• 2,160 precast concrete panels (up to 100 t each)
• 1,120 steel roof trusses (up to 125 t each)
• 1,056 steel columns (up to 100 t each)

Finishes & Systems

• 250,000 m² glass (35 football fields)
• 1,500,000 m² drywall (150 hockey rinks)
• 120,000 m² carpet (12 football fields)
• 100,000 light fixtures
• 50,000 smoke detectors
• 25,000 fire sprinklers
• 15,000 security cameras
• 5,000 speakers
• 250 km electrical cable (Toronto–Ottawa)
• 100 km data cable (Toronto–Kingston)
• 50 km water pipe (Toronto–Hamilton)
• 10 km sewer pipe (Toronto–Mississauga)

Completed in 1989, the SkyDome was the world's first fully retractable-roof stadium.