The Paul Brown Stadium is named after the coaching legend and a Pro-Football Hall of Fame member Paul Brown. This stadium was inaugurated on August 19, 2000 and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This stadium is the home of the Cincinnati Bengals that was founded by Paul Brown in 1966 and it is a pro-NFL (National Football League) Team. The proposal to build a stadium specifically for the Cincinnati Bengals was put up in 1996 and at that time the Riverfront Stadium was being shared by the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds (Major League Baseball). It was designed by NBBJ, a Los Angeles based architectural firm.
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The Paul Brown Stadium, Ohio has an area of approximately 89,000 sq. meters or 22 acres and has a seating capacity of 65,535 people. The Paul Brown Stadium, Ohio is nicknamed as the 'The Jungle' and is known so after the Guns 'N' Roses smash hit song 'Welcome to the Jungle'. When the Cincinnati Bengals went to the Super Bowl in 1988, the opening 'riff' of this song was played between plays.
In April ever year, a scholastic chess tournament is organized at the Paul Brown Stadium, with close to 700 participants.