Citizens Bank Park
One Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19148
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Home to the Philadelphia Phillies, Citizens Bank Park is a 43,647-seat baseball-only stadium that opened on April 3, 2004. The ballpark was built to replace Veterans Stadium.
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Landmark Trivia
- Behind center field is Ashburn Alley, named after Phillies great center fielder and Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn, a walkway featuring restaurants and memorabilia from Phillies history.
- Standing 102 feet (31 meters) above street level, the Liberty Bell Home Run Celebration, a mechanical, lighted replica of the Liberty Bell, "rings" and lights up after every Phillies home run and victory.
- The first concert at the park was Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band on August 25, 2005.
- The park's food was named as Best Ballpark Food in a survey of viewers of Food Network in their first annual Food Network Awards program that aired April 22, 2007.
- The stadium features a natural grass and dirt playing field.
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