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| rdfs:comment | - Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "the Ice Palace" when the Minnesota Vikings played, "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America. The Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team played at Met Stadium from 1956 to 1960. The Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings then played at the "Met" from 1961 to 1981. The NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from 1976 to 1981.
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| Dimensions | - Backstop -
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- Left Field - 343 ft
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| Nickname | - The Met, Met Stadium" , "Old Met
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| Caption | - The Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium, August 1965; the ticket was a pricey $4.16 plus tax.
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| Image | - Beatles Metropolitan Stadium ticket 1965.jpg
- The Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium.jpg
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| seating capacity | - 30637
- 40000
- 45919
- Baseball: 18,200
- Football: 48,446
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| tenants | - Minnesota Twins
- Minnesota Vikings
- Minneapolis Millers
- Minnesota Kicks
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| abstract | - Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "the Ice Palace" when the Minnesota Vikings played, "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America. The Minneapolis Millers minor league baseball team played at Met Stadium from 1956 to 1960. The Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings then played at the "Met" from 1961 to 1981. The NASL soccer team Minnesota Kicks also played there from 1976 to 1981.
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