Citizens Bank Park

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Citizens Bank Park
The Bank, The Vault, CBP
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place Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39 ° 54 '21.2 "  N , 75 ° 9' 59.2"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 54 '21.2 "  N , 75 ° 9' 59.2"  W.
owner Philadelphia Phillies
start of building June 28, 2002
opening April 3, 2004
costs $ 346 million
capacity 43,647
playing area Left field - 329 ft (100 m)
Left-Center - 374 ft (114 m)
Center Field - 401 ft (122 m)
Right-Center (deep) - 398 ft (112 m)
Right-Center - 369 ft (112 m )
Right Field - 330 ft (101 m)
Societies)

Philadelphia Phillies ( MLB ) (since 2004)

The main stand

The Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium in Philadelphia in the US state of Pennsylvania . It is the home of the Philadelphia Phillies , a major league baseball team in the National League . The stadium currently holds 43,647 spectators.

history

The stadium replaced the now demolished Veterans Stadium , which was until then the home of the Phillies. However, it was not a pure ballpark and the Philadelphia Eagles football team also played their home games there. In 1998 the state parliament of Pennsylvania decided to replace the stadium as well as the Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh with new stadiums. Originally there were efforts to build the stadium in the city center. After objections from local residents, the stadium was eventually built in a southern suburb near Lincoln Financial Field . On June 17, 2003, it was announced that the name rights for the next 25 years had been sold to Citizens Bank for USD 95 million . In April 2004, the Phillies were finally able to move into their new home.

Citizens Bank Park (right) is the newest (2004) of the four stadiums in Philadelphia's Sports Complex. The Wachovia Spectrum (center) was the oldest (demolished in early 2010) (1967).

Events

The first concert at Citizens Bank Park was that of Jimmy Buffett on August 25, 2005. In the meantime, Bon Jovi and The Police have also had a concert in the stadium. In 2009 Billy Joel and Elton John each gave a concert here, on July 30th and August 1st.

On January 2, 2012, the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers contested the fifth NHL Winter Classic in history in the stadium.

Web links

Commons : Citizens Bank Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Major League Baseball 2020 venues
American League

Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Los Angeles Angels) | Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers) | Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox) | Globe Life Field (Texas Rangers) | Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago White Sox) | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City Royals) | Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros) | Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore Orioles) | Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians) | Sahlen Field / Rogers Center (Toronto Blue Jays) | T-Mobile Park (Seattle Mariners) | Target Field (Minnesota Twins) | Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays) | Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

National League

Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) | Chase Field (Arizona Diamondbacks) | Citi Field (New York Mets) | Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies) | Coors Field (Colorado Rockies) | Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers) | Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds) | Marlins Park (Miami Marlins) | Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers) | Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) | Oracle Park (San Francisco Giants) | PETCO Park (San Diego Padres) | PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates) | SunTrust Park (Atlanta Braves) | Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)