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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:stadium
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gptkbp:address
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gptkb:East_161st_Street_&_River_Avenue,_Bronx,_NY
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Osborn_Engineering
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gptkbp:capacity
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varied (up to 82,000 at peak, 56,936 at closing)
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gptkbp:closed
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September 21, 2008
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gptkbp:cost
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$2.4 million (1923)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:demolished
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2009-2010
May 2010
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gptkbp:demolition_began
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March 2009
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Babe Ruth's career
historic baseball moments
hosting 26 Yankees World Series championships
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gptkbp:fieldDimensions
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varied over time
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gptkbp:heritageDesignation
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_(former)
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gptkbp:hostedEvent
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gptkb:Papal_Masses
National Football League
concerts
boxing matches
college football games
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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original Yankee Stadium
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gptkbp:lighting_installed
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1946
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:The_Bronx,_New_York_City
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gptkbp:mainContractor
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gptkb:White_Construction_Company
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Cathedral_of_Baseball
gptkb:The_House_That_Ruth_Built
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Babe_Ruth's_60th_home_run_(1927)
gptkb:Don_Larsen's_perfect_game_(1956_World_Series)
gptkb:Lou_Gehrig's_farewell_speech_(1939)
gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI_Mass_(2008)
gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II_Mass_(1979)
gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI_Mass_(1965)
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gptkbp:notableTenant
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:New_York_Giants_(NFL)
gptkb:New_York_Black_Yankees
gptkb:New_York_Yankees_(NFL)
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gptkbp:opened
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April 18, 1923
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
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gptkbp:owner
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
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gptkbp:publicTransit
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gptkb:161st_Street–Yankee_Stadium_(NYC_Subway)
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gptkbp:renovated
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1974–1975
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:new_Yankee_Stadium
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gptkbp:roofType
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open
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gptkbp:structureType
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gptkb:stadium
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gptkbp:surface
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natural grass
AstroTurf (1976–1988)
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gptkbp:website
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gptkb:Heritage_Field_park
no longer active
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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