Heinz Field

The Heinz Field (called Steelers Stadium during its construction and called The Big Ketchup Bottle or The Mustard De luxe hotel ) is a stage of American football located at the edge of Allegheny River opposite the center of the businesses of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. The stage is mainly used for the matches of American football but sometimes it organizes concerts and matches of Soccer.

Since 2001, it is the playing field of the Steelers de Pittsburgh which play in the northern division of the American Football Conference in NFL and of the team of American football NCAA of the Université of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Panthers. Its capacity is of 65.050 places while having 129 continuations of luxury and 7.300 seats of club.

History

After 30 years with the Three Rivers Stadium, the Steelers de Pittsburgh play now Heinz Field . As much from other teams in the years 1990, the Steelers received funds public to build a new stage. They had played Three Rivers Stadium with the Pirates of Pittsburgh (MLB) during more than three decades. This old stage was demolished in 2001 whereas the construction of the Heinz Field began the June 18th 1999 is the same year as PNC Park, the new residence of the Pirates of Pittsburgh.

The two stages were built on the edges Allegheny River. During work, the building bore the name of Steelers Stadium . A partnership of $57 million USD over 20 years with Heinz Company was concluded, the new stage of the Steelers was famous Heinz Field .

The building was inaugurated the August 25th 2001 at a cost of construction of $281 million USD. The Steelers de Pittsburgh made their beginnings at the stage the October 7th 2001.

The Heinz Field with the shape of a horseshoe, with the opened southern end and it rests on approximately 50.000 square meters. The enclosure has a capacity of 65.050 places including 7.300 seats of club and 129 continuations of luxury (1 544 places in the continuations). Behind the seats of the southern platform a gigantic display board is. Because of its shape out of horseshoe U, the spectators attending the matches receive excellent sights of scrapes-ciels center of the businesses of Pittsburgh.

The Heinz Field accommodated twice AFC Championship Game, the January 27th 2002 with 64.704 spectators and the January 23rd 2005 when the Steelers lost 41-27 vis-a-vis the Patriots of the News England in front of 65.242 spectators.

Coca-Cola Great Hall

Coca-Cola Great Hall is placed on the two first stages of the Heinz Field close to the entry is stage. It is useful like one of the two museums of the history of the American football and hall centers of the city (the other is located at Heinz Regional History Center in Strip District), concentrating both on the rich person traditions of the Pittsburgh Panthers and Steelers de Pittsburgh.

Events

AFC Championship Range, January 27th, 2002
AFC Championship Range, January 23rd, 2005
Backyard Brawl, November 16th, 2006

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