Nationals Park is a baseball park located along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home ballpark for the Washington Nationals, the city's Major League Baseball franchise.
CHALLENGE. In 2008, the District of Columbia challenged Populous with delivering a baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals that combined inspirational architecture with a commitment to sustainable design. Set near the Anacostia River in a neighborhood that had yet to reach its potential, the site of the ballpark dictated the firm’s approach to green design. Populous’…
Left Field - 337 feet (103 m) Left-Center - 377 feet (115 m) Center Field - 402 feet (123 m) Right-Center - 370 feet (113 m) Right Field - 335 feet (102 m) [2]
Surface
Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground
May 4, 2006 (May 4, 2006)
Opened
March 22, 2008 (March 22, 2008) (college, George Washington Colonials)[8] March 29, 2008 (March 29, 2008) (exhibition game) March 30, 2008 (March 30, 2008) (regular season)[9]
Nationals Park is a baseball park located along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home ballpark for the Washington Nationals, the city's Major League Baseball franchise.
CHALLENGE. In 2008, the District of Columbia challenged Populous with delivering a baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals that combined inspirational architecture with a commitment to sustainable design. Set near the Anacostia River in a neighborhood that had yet to reach its potential, the site of the ballpark dictated the firm’s approach to green design. Populous’…
Left Field - 337 feet (103 m) Left-Center - 377 feet (115 m) Center Field - 402 feet (123 m) Right-Center - 370 feet (113 m) Right Field - 335 feet (102 m) [2]
Surface
Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground
May 4, 2006 (May 4, 2006)
Opened
March 22, 2008 (March 22, 2008) (college, George Washington Colonials)[8] March 29, 2008 (March 29, 2008) (exhibition game) March 30, 2008 (March 30, 2008) (regular season)[9]
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