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| Location | 755 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, GA 30315 |
| Opened | July 19, 1996 |
| Owner | Atlanta Braves (Liberty Media) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $320 million[1] |
| Architect | Heery International; Rosser International; Williams-Russell and Johnson; Ellerbe Becket |
| Former names | Centennial Olympic Stadium (1996) |
| Tenants | Atlanta Braves (MLB) (1997-present) |
| Capacity | 85,000 (1996 Summer Olympics) 49,831 (1997 Baseball) 50,091 (2003 Baseball) 50,234 (2008 Baseball) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 335 ft (102 m) Left-Center - 380 ft (116 m) Center Field - 401 ft (122 m) Right-Center - 390 ft (119 m) Right Field - 330 ft (100. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Liberty Media Corporation is an American Media conglomerate and the control is exercised by engineer Dr The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Heery International Inc is an architectural firm that was founded in 1952 and is currently headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Ellerbe Becket is a Minneapolis Minnesota -based employee-owned firms that is one of the world's largest Architectural firms Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each 5 m) Backstop - 43 ft (13 m) |
Turner Field is a ballpark in Atlanta, Georgia, home to Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves since 1997. A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of Baseball and the spectator seating areas
Originally the Centennial Olympic Stadium, it was completed in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International After the games, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the Braves.
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History
The ballpark was built across the street from the former home of the Braves, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, which was demolished in the summer of 1997. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert From 2002 to 2004, the failed Fanplex entertainment center was located adjacent to the park's parking lot. Fanplex was an entertainment center in Atlanta Georgia, adjacent to Turner Field. The stadium contains 59 luxury suites and three party suites.
The most popular name choice among Atlanta residents for the new stadium at the time of its construction (according to a poll in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) was Hank Aaron Stadium. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired After the ballpark was instead named after Ted Turner, the city of Atlanta renamed the section of Capitol Avenue on which the stadium sits Hank Aaron Drive, giving Turner Field the street number 755, after Aaron's home run total. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist.
1996 Summer Olympics
The stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Immediately after the 1996 Summer Paralympics, which followed the Olympics, much of the north end of stadium was removed in order to convert it to its permanent use as a 49,000-seat baseball park. The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship The stadium has hosted the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball since 1997, following a multimillion-dollar renovation to retrofit the stadium for baseball by removing the temporary stands that had made up nearly half the stadium and building the outfield stands and other attractions behind them. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, It was the site of the 2000 MLB All-Star Game. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League
After the 1996 Olympics were complete the stadium was officially given as a gift to the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. (the Atlanta Braves. ) Ted Turner, then owner of the Braves, agreed to pay a large sum of the cost to build Centennial Olympic Stadium (approximately $170 million of the $203 million bill), if in turn, the stadium was built in a way that it could be converted to a new baseball stadium and that the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) paid for the conversion. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International This was considered a good agreement for both the Olympic Committee and the Braves, because there would be no use for a permanent 85,000 seat track and field stadium in Downtown Atlanta and the Braves had already been exploring opportunities for a new stadium. Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta.
College Baseball
Because of the need to fit a track within the stadium in its earlier incarnation, the field of play, particularly foul territory, while not large by historical standards, is still larger than most new MLB stadiums.
Since 2003, the NCAA Division I college baseball teams of Georgia Tech and Georgia, which had previously played two games on each school's campus, replaced one of the home and home pairs in favor of a third game at Turner Field. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the This rivalry game at Turner Field is one of the most attended games in college baseball, with the 2004 game drawing 28,836 -- larger than the College World Series games. There is some speculation in college baseball that the Southeastern Conference is considering conducting their baseball tournament at Turner Field to reflect the large crowds.
Renovations
Significant renovations to the stadium were put into place for the 2005 season. Among the improvements was installation of a $10 million video display, which was at the time listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest high definition video board. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U High-definition (HD video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD video most commonly at display resolutions of 1280×720 Since then, other stadiums including Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida, Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, and a horse track in Tokyo have installed larger boards. Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just Memorial Stadium and Texas Memorial Stadium) located in Austin Texas, is home to the University officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. A 1,080 foot (329 meter) long LED display was also added to the upper deck for primarily displaying advertisements.
Major league baseball
The highest recorded attendance for a Braves regular season game in Atlanta is 53,953 and was set at Turner Field on July 21, 2007, against the St Louis Cardinals. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St [2] The highest recorded attendance for a Braves playoff game (and overall) in Atlanta is 54,357 and was set at Turner Field on October 5, 2003, against the Chicago Cubs. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. [3]
On May 21, 2008, Justin Hayes, a resident of Cumming, Georgia, died when he fell an estimated 150 feet from the upper deck concourse to field level and sustained serious head injuries. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4220 at the 2000 census The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule [4]
External links
- Turner Field page at Atlanta Braves Website
- Interactive diagram at Clem's Baseball site showing both Olympic and Braves configurations
- 3D model plug-in for Google Earth
- Turner Field Photos
| Preceded by Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
Home of the Atlanta Braves 1997 – present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Fenway Park |
Host of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2000 |
Succeeded by Safeco Field |
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