- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Turner Field
- Creator:
- Starrs, Chris
- Date of Original:
- 2006-08-25
- Subject:
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)
Baseball--Georgia--Atlanta
Baseball fields--Georgia--Atlanta
Turner Field (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Turner, Ted
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Turner Field. Turner Field is the home stadium of the Atlanta Braves baseball team and is named for former Braves owner Ted Turner. Originally known as Centennial Olympic Stadium, the venue was constructed for track-and-field events for the 1996 Olympic Games and was subsequently remodeled by architect George T. Heery to become a baseball park in time for the 1997 major league season.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/turner-field/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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