Palace of the Fans

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Palace of the Fans was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball stadium in Cincinnati known for its ornate, theater-like grandstand design.

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Palace of the Fans canonical 3
The Palace of the Fans 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball venue
baseball stadium
defunct sports venue
alsoKnownAs Palace of the Fans
surface form: The Palace of the Fans
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
neoclassical
builtOnSiteOf League Park (Cincinnati)
capacityApproximate 6500
city Cincinnati
closed 1911
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 1912
demolitionReason construction of Redland Field on the same site
designFeature Roman-style columns
elaborate decorative details
elevated grandstand without a traditional roof
marble-like façade
opera-style private boxes
ornate theater-like grandstand
era early 20th century
eventTypeHosted Major League Baseball games
feature double-decked grandstand
on-field seating area
press box above the grandstand
grandstandOrientation behind home plate and along the baselines
historicalSignificance example of theatrical design applied to a baseball park
homeTeam Cincinnati Reds
leagueUsedFor National League
location Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio
notableFor one of the earliest ornate ballpark grandstands in Major League Baseball
opened 1902
owner Cincinnati Reds
surface form: Cincinnati Reds organization
precededBy League Park (Cincinnati)
reasonForReplacement outdated facilities
structural deterioration
replacedBy Redland Field
sport baseball
state Ohio
successorVenueUse home field of the Cincinnati Reds
surface natural grass
tenancyEnd Cincinnati Reds 1911
tenancyStart Cincinnati Reds 1902
usedFrom 1902
usedUntil 1911

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cincinnati Reds formerHomeBallpark Palace of the Fans
Palace of the Fans alsoKnownAs Palace of the Fans
this entity surface form: The Palace of the Fans
Crosley Field precededBy Palace of the Fans
Redland Field predecessorStadium Palace of the Fans