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The stadium was built with public money after a long political debate. Mayor Tom Murphy originally proposed a sales tax increase to fund building of PNC Park and Heinz Field, but this proposal was rejected in a referendum. Mayor Murphy changed the funding plan, called it "Plan B", and put it into effect.

PNC Park was the smallest of the new major league baseball stadiums to be built in recent years. It was the first permanent facility to be built for a major league baseball team that hosted fewer than 40,000 since Milwaukee County Stadium, which was later expanded. It was also the first to be built with two decks rather than three - most of the club seats are actually located within the upper deck - since County Stadium. PNC Park is also has the smallest capacity of any stadium in the National League, only slightly smaller than Wrigley FieldWrigley Field (1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois) is a sports stadium which was built in 1914 for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales. Original named Weeghman Park for the owner, Charlie Weeghman, the field became the home ( Fenway ParkLocation Boston, Massachusetts Opened April 20, 1912 Capacity 35,000 (1912) 33,557 (2001 day games) 33,993 (2001 night games) Owned By The Boston Red Sox Architect: Osborn Engineering Dimensions: Left Left-Ctr Center Center-(Deep) Right-Ctr Right Backstop is a few thousand seats smaller). The stadium includes 2,800 club seats, 69 luxury suites, and 4 party suites.

The stadium is often noted for its physical beauty, with the Allegheny RiverThe Allegheny River (historically, especially in New York state, also spelled Allegany River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, in the U. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It drains a rural dissected plateau of 11,580 and the Roberto Clemente Bridge - named for Roberto ClementeRoberto Clemente Walker ( August 18, 1934 December 31, 1972) was a Major League Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973, being the first Hispanic American to be selected, and the only exception to the man, a former Pirates star - beyond right field. The right field view also offers a spectacular view of the downtown Pittsburgh skyline across the river. An ESPNESPN which stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network was founded as an American cable TV network dedicated to sports 24 hours a day, by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill Rasmussen. It launched on September 7, 1979. Its signature telecast, S study recently named PNC Park "the best stadium in baseball."