The Yankee Stadium

The Yankee stadium is one of the most famous stadiums in the world. It is located in Bronx, New York. The Yankee stadium is a ball park that was built to house professional baseball and is the home of the New York Yankees. It is used to host many different baseball games and provides a large amount space for spectators to watch and enjoy the games. The Yankee stadium holds around 50,325 people. It contains 4,300 club seats, 68 luxury suites for members, special ticket holders, or for those who purchase more expensive tickets.

On April 18^th 1923 the first Yankee stadium was opened. It cost 2.4 million dollars to build and held around 57,545 people. Over the years the stadium badly deteriorated and became run down as well as the neighborhood surrounding it. Owner George Steinbrenner began campaigning in the 1980’s for a new stadium. After the money was gathered the construction of the new Yankee stadium began on August 16^th, 2006 directly across the street from the old one. The stadium opened three years later on April 3rd, 2009. It contains the same features as the old stadium but was improved with greater space and more amenities.  The Yankee Stadium was built from Indiana limestone, granite, and a large amount of pre caste concrete. A special feature that was originally built on the old Yankee stadium got incorporated into the new stadium. A copper frieze coated with zinc that runs along the billboards, bleachers, and scoreboard. Many of the visitors that have ever gone to the Yankee stadium strongly admire the copper frieze because of its beautiful design and look.

 The Yankee stadium has two famous and outstanding venues that are well known around the world. The first one is Monument Park which is a museum located within the Yankee stadium. It contains special monuments and plaques dedicated to retired and distinguished Yankees. This museum is definitely a well viewed attraction, and an awesome sight to see when visiting the Yankee stadium. The second venue is the Great Hall. The Great Hall is 31,000 square feet and can accommodate around 3,300 guests. It is used for larger events such as dinners, concerts, and trade shows on a non-game day. The Hall contains huge, life size banners of famous Yankee legends from the past and present. Along with enormous, beautiful, vaulted arches that supply the Great Hall with an abundance of natural light.