Tynecastle Park is a football stadium in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian.
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10 Facts About Tynecastle Park
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In 1895 Tynecastle Park hosted a "World Championship" match between the winner of the English Football League First Division, Sunderland, and the Scottish league champions, Hearts.
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Tynecastle Park was now tightly squeezed on three sides by narrow streets, Tynecastle Park High School and bonded warehouses of the North British Distillery.
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Terraces were concreted in 1951 and Tynecastle Park became Scotland's first all-concrete stadium in 1954.
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Tynecastle Park is an all-seated stadium, split into four sections known as the Gorgie Stand, Main Stand, Wheatfield Stand and Roseburn Stand.
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Tynecastle Park has been a home venue for the Scotland national football team on nine occasions.
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Tynecastle Park has been used as a neutral venue for domestic cup semi-finals on numerous occasions, most frequently when these games involve teams from the east or north-east of Scotland.
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At one stage during the 1920s, Tynecastle Park hosted a Scottish Cup semi-final in four consecutive years.
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On 2 August 2019, Tynecastle Park hosted the opening event of the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival.
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