The Met

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The Met was an outdoor multi-purpose sports stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings before the Metrodome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium ⓘ
outdoor stadium ⓘ
stadium ⓘ
associatedWith Bloomington, Minnesota history ⓘ
Minnesota sports history ⓘ
capacity around 48000 for baseball ⓘ
over 47000 for football ⓘ
cityServed Minneapolis ⓘ
Saint Paul ⓘ
climateCharacteristic outdoor cold-weather venue ⓘ
closed 1981 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demolished 1985 ⓘ
era 20th-century American sports venues ⓘ
formerName Metropolitan Stadium ⓘ
homeTeam Minnesota Kicks ⓘ
Minnesota Twins ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings ⓘ
leagueHosted Major League Baseball ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ
North American Soccer League ⓘ
locatedIn Bloomington, Minnesota ⓘ
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
notableFor cold-weather outdoor NFL games ⓘ
former home of the Minnesota Twins ⓘ
former home of the Minnesota Vikings ⓘ
opened 1956 ⓘ
openingDate 1956-04-24 ⓘ
primaryUse professional American football ⓘ
professional baseball ⓘ
professional soccer ⓘ
region Upper Midwest ⓘ
regionType suburban stadium ⓘ
replacedBy Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ⓘ
shortName The Met ⓘ
siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy Mall of America ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
baseball ⓘ
soccer ⓘ
status demolished ⓘ
surface natural grass ⓘ
tenant Minnesota Kicks ⓘ
Minnesota Twins ⓘ
Minnesota Vikings ⓘ

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