1. HHH Metrodome – Minneapolis

The clear front-runner in the horrible stadium competition, the Metrodome suffers from the setbacks inherent in a multi-use design. Which was home to both the Twins and still the home of the Vikings, this eyesore of a dome has been criticized for its gratuitous use of plastic (the chairs and rails are all plastic, giving the joint a decidedly dated feel), its poor sight lines, and, most of all, for its complete lack character.
One fan likened attending an event in the Metrodome to “..watching a game in a broken refrigerator. Covered in urine.” The stadium’s lack of aesthetics doesn’t even allow it to succeed on a functional level, as the sight lines for Twins games suffer horribly due to its football-focused layout. There’s a fundamental problem with dual-use stadiums. Football fields are rectangular. Baseball diamonds are, well, diamond-shaped. Short of every single section of the seats being put on rollers, there’s no way to allow baseball fans to watch a game without getting some serious neck cramps.
Then there’s the hefty bag in the outfield. Presumably used to mask facilities utilized in football, but not baseball, it’s probably the laziest architectural device I’ve ever seen in my entire life. It’s the equivalent of putting a garbage bag over the broken window of your car.
If that’s not enough, the center of the dome is a freakin’ swastika.
If the powers that be couldn’t manage to avoid putting the most notorious symbol of hate in the middle of their dome, they probably aren’t going to set any records when it comes to a pleasurable sporting experience.
Thank God the Twins built Target Field.

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