This is Fenway Park home of the Boston Red Sox. This field was built in 1912 and designed by architect James McLaughlin. Its current capacity is approximately 37,000 people. It was named after Fenway Neighborhood, which was the neighborhood it was originally built in.
The park is definitely one of the most iconic sports fields in America. It is painted all throughout with classic green paint that reminds its onlookers of the game of baseball. I was able to go to a game in the fall of 2012 and really enjoyed exploring the park. The Concession areas under the bleachers that surround the field make you feel like you are in an outside downtown urban city walk with eateries. It maintains the feel of the city of Boston while walking around inside. In many stadiums you can tell you are inside a structure separate from the outside. At Fenway the inside of the park looks very much like the outside where people eat bratwurst, hamburgers, and enjoy drinks. This picture below is a good representation of the inside concession areas of the park:
There is also a nice restaurant built in the wall of center field. If one is lucky enough to get a seat near the windows they can enjoy a game while they eat a nice dinner.
Of course you cannot talk about the architecture or design of Fenway without mentioning the Green Monster. The Green Monster is a portion of the left field wall that is much closer to home plate and much higher than the rest of the fencing. Many right handed hitters swing for home-runs into left field.
The Green Monster is 37 feet high and is only 310 feet away from home plate. The right field wall, by contrast, is 420 feet from home plate and only 4 feet high. This baseball field provides one of the best sports experiences in professional sports.
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