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Citizens Bank Park is a baseball-only stadium and is the home
of the Philadelphia Phillies. This park was built to
replace Veterans Stadium. Originally opening its gates to
fans on April 3, 2004, the ballpark seats 43,500 fans who all
have a view of the Philadelphia skyline from their sapphire blue
angled seats while watching their favorite team out on the grass
field. The first game was played at the park on April 12,
2004, between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati
Reds.
Citizens Bank Park occupies 21 acres and the building is 1.15
million square feet. Ten-foot high statues of Steve
Carlton, Mike Schmidt and Robin Roberts ring the outside of the
park and a statue of Richie Ashburn is in Ashburn Alley. A
52- by 35-foot neon Liberty Bell, standing 102 feet above street
level, rings and swings whenever one of the Phillies hit a home
run or when the Phillies win a game.
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