See the Vikings stadium start to take shape
![Vikings stadium](https://img.apmcdn.org/cbc71fbf0d0ff2c2d60a05528ca4ed0d05d2c642/uncropped/7afdc2-20140820-20140820stadium01.jpg)
A large support beam structure is painted as construction on the new Vikings stadium continues in downtown Minneapolis.
Jeffrey Thompson / MPR News
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Construction on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium started last December. When complete in 2016, the building will rise about 300 feet above ground, house 65,000 seats and cost upward of $1 billion. Photojournalist Jeffrey Thompson checked in on how construction is going.
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