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in dollars) | architect = Rossetti Architects | structural engineer = Pennoni Associates Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennoni Associates Inc. - Markets - Civic & Community )〕 | services engineer = | project_manager = ICON Venue Group | general_contractor = T.N. Ward Company | former_names = PPL Park (2010–2015) | tenants = Philadelphia Union (MLS) (2010–present) | seating_capacity = 18,500 (Soccer) 26,000 (Concerts)〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=philadelphiaunion.com )〕 | dimensions = 120 × 75 yards |publictransit=Chester Transportation Center }} Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park) is an American soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania and is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. The project is the result of combined commitments of $30 million from Delaware County and $47 million from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Talen Energy is the stadium's naming rights sponsor. The stadium is located on Chester's waterfront along the Delaware River, at the Commodore Barry Bridge's southwestern corner. Talen Energy Stadium〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Philadelphia Union )〕 was designed to be a catalyst for economic development on the waterfront, with additional plans calling for a riverwalk amidst other entertainment, retail, and residential projects. The stadium was constructed by T.N. Ward Company, which is based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.〔 〕 ==Construction== Major League Soccer (MLS) had been interested in entering the Philadelphia market for several years, with many promises of a team by Commissioner Don Garber, as evidenced by his statement, "It's not a matter of if but when Philadelphia gets a team."〔 〕 Initially, Major League Soccer was interested in a site in the borough of Bristol, Pennsylvania, about north of Center City, Philadelphia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Philly Burbs )〕 Those plans never came to fruition. Later, Rowan University provided details for a soccer stadium near its campus in Glassboro, New Jersey. However, funding from the state of New Jersey fell through in 2006. In late 2006, a group of investors led by Rob Buccini, co-founder of the Buccini/Pollin Group; Jay Sugarman, chief executive of iStar Financial; and James Nevels, a former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, initiated the planning for a soccer-specific stadium in the city of Chester after the funding for the Rowan project failed to pass the New Jersey legislature. After many months of negotiations, Delaware County politicians announced their approval of funding for the stadium in October 2007.〔 〕 Delaware County owns the land and the stadium itself, while the team owns the naming rights based on their approval of a 30-year lease. The newly formed Delaware County Sports Authority pays the county's share of $30 million through taxes from the Harrah's Chester harness racing track and casino. An additional $80 million was donated by private investors. On January 31, 2008, Governor Ed Rendell and Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, unveiled a combined soccer stadium and economic revitalization package for the city of Chester.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=DelcoTimes.com ) 〕 $25 million was allocated to the construction of the stadium, with an additional $7 million towards a two-phase project composed of 186 townhouses, 25 apartments, of office space, a convention center, more than of retail space, and a parking structure to house 1,350 cars. In phase two, another 200 apartments will be built, along with of office space and of retail space.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Major League Soccer )〕 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「Talen Energy Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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