Updated On : 08 Apr, 2021
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Trivia
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The ballpark was initially known as "National Park" (in the early 90s). It was then renamed as "Griffith Stadium". The Lerner Family then sold the naming rights and it was again named as "The Nationals Park".
The
Nationals Park is mainly a
baseball park, situated in the
Navy Yard neighbourhood of
Washington D.C.,
United States (located alongside the
Anacostia River). The construction work to build the stadium began on
4th May 2006 and an estimated amount of
$693 million was spent to build it. The chief architects involved in designing this magnificent ballpark was
Populous (also known as
HOK Sport) and
Devrouax & Purnell Architects –
Planners. The site for building the stadium was selected by the then Mayor
Anthony Williams according to whom; the site was the most viable amongst all the four possibilities. The construction of the stadium took
two years and was finally completed in
2008 on
30th March 2008. The ballpark has been a home for the
Washington Nationals (a professional baseball team) since
2008. The entire stadium field has been installed with
Kentucky bluegrass. The park is owned by
D.C. Government (
Events DC) and operated by
Washington Nationals Baseball Club LLC.
Significance
- Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass (sacrament of the Eucharist) at the Nationals Park on 17th April 2008, during his visit to the United States.
- The memorable exhibition match between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles was held here on 29th March 2008. It was the first game of Washington Nationals here.
- The 2015 NHL Winter Classic was hosted by the stadium on 1st January 2015.
- A regular season game between the Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers was held at the stadium on 17th July 2015.
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