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in dollars) | architect = NBBJ〔(Architects, Contractors and Subcontractors of Current Big Five Facility Projects )〕 Glaser Associates Inc.〔 Moody/Nolan Ltd. Inc.〔 Stallworth Architecture Inc.〔 | project_manager = Getz Ventures〔(Cincy Stadium Contracts Awarded for Architects/Management )〕 | structural engineer = Ove Arup/Graham, Obermeyer〔 | services engineer = Flack & Kurtz, Inc.〔 | general_contractor = TBMD Joint Venture (Turner/Barton Malow/D.A.G.)〔 | former_names = | tenants = Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) (2000–present) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (2014) | suites = 114 | seating_capacity = 65,535 }} Paul Brown Stadium is an American sports stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately of land and has a listed capacity of 65,535. 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". ==History== 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.〔(As Revenue Plunges, Stadium Boom Adds to Municipal Woes - NYTimes.com )〕 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. After the Bengals moved into Paul Brown Stadium, Cinergy Field was partially demolished to allow construction of what became Great American Ball Park and the field was sodded with natural grass. On December 29, 2002, Cinergy Field was demolished.〔(Implosion of Cinergy Field )〕 The stadium has also hosted three playoff games since it opened, all of which the Bengals lost. For the first four years, the field was natural Kentucky Bluegrass, but problems arose in maintaining it. At one point, the field was rated as the third-worst field in the league.〔(Still the one: Vet NFL's worst field )〕 Hamilton County explored other options and chose the FieldTurf system.〔(Darian's Diary: Bengals opt for FieldTurf installation for Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium )〕 FieldTurf looks and feels like real grass, and since the field markings are actually sewn into the fabric, repainting between games is unnecessary. The reduced maintenance saves the county approximately $100,000 annually. Additionally, it opens Paul Brown Stadium to other uses without worry of damage to the turf. The FieldTurf was installed for the 2004 season. The field is one of only two stadiums in the NFL to have "five miles of piping" running under the field to keep the rubber inlays heated. Two LED video displays at either end zone, installed in 2000, ensure that every spectator has a good view of the on-field action. Over 200 feet of ribbon display was also installed along the fascia of the stadium. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the eventual national champion Ohio State University Buckeyes played the first college football game at Paul Brown Stadium on September 21, 2002 before a sold-out crowd of 66,319 fans. On September 5, 2009, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Miami Redhawks played their opening games there. The University of Cincinnati also played Oklahoma in 2010 at Paul Brown Stadium. The Sooners won the game 31-29 with 58,253 fans in attendance. In 2011, the Bearcats played Big East Conference opponents Louisville Cardinals and West Virginia Mountaineers at the Stadium. The Bearcats returned to Paul Brown Stadium for the 2014 football season due to the renovations of Nippert Stadium with the largest attendance being Miami (OH) at 41,926. The average attendance was set at 28,840 for the year. Additionally, the Macy's Music Festival (formerly the Cincinnati Jazz Festival) is held there every year.〔(Macy's Music Festival 2010 )〕 Unusual for a venue the size of Paul Brown Stadium, in the spring, it hosts the annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament.〔(9th Annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament Cincinnati - 9th Annual Queen City Classic Chess Tournament at Paul Brown Stadium (Football) | Eventful )〕 On Monday, November 14, 2011, Cincinnati country radio station B-105 (WUBE) hosts Chris Carr & Co. announced that Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw would host their "Brothers of the Sun" summer 2012 tour at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, July 1, 2012. This marked the first time a major concert had taken place at PBS.〔(Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Reunite )〕 Chesney and McGraw were also joined by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and superstar Jake Owen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Brown Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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