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Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). ). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted into a baseball stadium to serve as the new home of
The Braves operated the stadium. As Turner Field, the stadium hosted notable events such as games 1 and 2 of the 1999 World Series and the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The end of the Braves' most recent lease in 2016 coincided with the team's departure for Truist Park. [10]
Turner Field was renovated into Center Parc Stadium for the Panthers football team, [15] while new baseball and softball parks are planned for the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium site. [16] In May 2024, The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the construction of a new baseball stadium on the site, with ...
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted athletics events and the closing ceremony.
A skydiver straps a GoPro camera on and shows us what it's like to skydive into Turner Field in Atlanta! Check out some more 'Woah' moments on AOL: An octopus attempts to steal a GoPro camera ...
Turner Field reconfigured from Centennial Olympic Stadium Home of: Atlanta Braves, NL (1997–2016) Location: 755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast (a.k.a. Capitol Avenue Southeast - right field); Georgia Avenue Southwest (north, left field); Pollard Boulevard Southwest / Washington Street Southwest (west, third base); Bill Lucas Drive Southwest ...
Philips Arena (since renamed State Farm Arena) was built upon the former Omni's footprint and opened in 1999, while the area where Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium stood is now a parking lot near Turner Field. The Braves vacated Turner Field after their 2016 season to move to a new ballpark in Cobb County now known as Truist Park; Georgia State ...
Braves executive vice president Mike Plant has stated that capital maintenance would be much less at the new stadium. [26] While Turner Field was designed from the ground up with the Braves in mind, Plant said that it would require higher capital maintenance costs because it was value-engineered for the 1996 Summer Olympics. [26]