Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark-06138
March 28, 2025: Chosen as the group cover photo for Flickr’s “Planet Earth Architecture & Engineering!” group.
Located on the winding banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Great American Ball Park serves as the home of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional franchise.
Opened: March 31, 2003
Architects: HOK Sport, Kansas City, Mo.
Approximate Cost: $280 million
Stadium Acreage: 29
Structural Elements: 10,100 tons of steel
Seating Capacity: 42,271
Restrooms: 35
Concession Stands: 28
Playing Surface: Natural grass
Surface Coverage: 2.9 acres
Left-field Distance: 328 feet
Centerfield Distance: 404 feet
Right-field Distance: 325 feet
Cincinnati is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the government seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, the fastest growing economic power in the Midwestern United States based on increase of economic output, which had a population of 2,190,209 as of the 2018 census estimates. This makes it Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 29th-largest. With a city population estimated at 303,940, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States.
Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark-06138
March 28, 2025: Chosen as the group cover photo for Flickr’s “Planet Earth Architecture & Engineering!” group.
Located on the winding banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Great American Ball Park serves as the home of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional franchise.
Opened: March 31, 2003
Architects: HOK Sport, Kansas City, Mo.
Approximate Cost: $280 million
Stadium Acreage: 29
Structural Elements: 10,100 tons of steel
Seating Capacity: 42,271
Restrooms: 35
Concession Stands: 28
Playing Surface: Natural grass
Surface Coverage: 2.9 acres
Left-field Distance: 328 feet
Centerfield Distance: 404 feet
Right-field Distance: 325 feet
Cincinnati is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the government seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, the fastest growing economic power in the Midwestern United States based on increase of economic output, which had a population of 2,190,209 as of the 2018 census estimates. This makes it Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 29th-largest. With a city population estimated at 303,940, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States.