Turner Field

Turner Field is a baseball venue in Atlanta, Georgia, that served as the home ground for the Atlanta Braves from 1997 until 2016. The facility seats roughly 49,000 spectators and was reconfigured after the Olympics to bring the playing field closer to the stands.

The venue was built in 1996 as Centennial Olympic Stadium for track and field events and then converted into a dedicated baseball ground. After two decades the Braves moved to a new stadium in 2017, and Turner Field was transferred to Georgia State University where it now hosts football games.

The baseball venue bears the name of media executive Ted Turner, who once owned the Braves and helped shape the team into a central part of Atlanta's sports identity. The facility housed a museum for years that displayed memorabilia showing how deeply baseball and the city's identity are intertwined.

The stadium sits in the Summerhill neighborhood southeast of downtown and can be reached via parking lots and public transit. Visitors should note that the venue now primarily hosts college football and the schedule follows the university season.

A section of the outfield wall marks the exact spot where Hank Aaron's famous 715th home run cleared the fence at the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. This line was carried over into the new construction to preserve the memory of that historic moment.

Location: Atlanta

Architects: Heery International

Official opening: 1996

Capacity: 49586

GPS coordinates: 33.73528,-84.38944

Latest update: December 12, 2025 21:08