Paul Brown Stadium
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 Paul Brown Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium
Location in the United States and Ohio
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| Address | 1 Paul Brown Stadium |
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| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°05′42″N 84°30′58″W / 39.095°N 84.516°WCoordinates: 39°05′42″N 84°30′58″W / 39.095°N 84.516°W |
| Operator | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Executive suites | 114 |
| Capacity | 65,515 |
| Surface | UBU Speed Series S5-M Synthetic Turf (2012–present) FieldTurf (2004–2012) Natural grass (2000–2003) |
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| Broke ground | April 25, 1998 |
| Opened | August 19, 2000 16 years ago |
| Construction cost |
$455 million ($633 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
NBBJ Glaser Associates Inc. Moody/Nolan Ltd. Inc. Stallworth Architecture Inc. |
| Project manager | Getz Ventures |
| Structural engineer |
Ove Arup/Graham, Obermeyer |
| Services engineer | Flack & Kurtz, Inc. |
| General contractor | TBMD Joint Venture (Turner/Barton Malow/D.A.G.) |
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Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) (2000–present) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (2014) |
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Paul Brown Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the north central United States, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and opened on August 19, 2000. Named after the Bengals' founder Paul Brown, the stadium is located on approximately 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land and has a listed seating capacity of 65,515. Paul Brown Stadium is nicknamed "The Jungle," an allusion not only to the namesake Bengal tiger's natural habitat, but also the Guns N' Roses song "Welcome to the Jungle."
In 1996, Hamilton County voters passed a one-half percent sales tax increase to fund the building of two new home venues for both the Bengals and the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds. Previously, the Bengals and the Reds shared tenancy of Riverfront Stadium (Cinergy Field), but both teams complained that the aging multipurpose facility lacked modern amenities and other things necessary for small market teams to survive. Paul Brown Stadium was built first to the west and after the Bengals moved, Cinergy Field installed natural grass and was partially demolished to allow construction of adjacent Great American Ball Park to the east. Following the 2002 baseball season, Cinergy was demolished on December 29. The Bengals have hosted four NFL playoff games at Paul Brown Stadium, with no victories.
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