Patriot Place is an open-air

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owned by

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built around

Gillette Stadium Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is southwest of downtown Boston. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for both the New England Patriots of the National Footb ...

, the home of the

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and

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

. It is located in

Foxborough, Massachusetts Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, about southwest of Boston, northeast of Providence, Rhode Island and about northwest of Cape Cod. Foxborough is part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 18,618 at ...

. The first phase opened in fall 2007, which included the construction of a small

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. The second phase is built on what were parking lots for Gillette Stadium, which in turn were previously the site of the now-demolished

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. Phase two of Patriot Place is also home to one of the first locations for

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' Cinema de Lux brand.

Tenants

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built their first New England location at the Patriot Place; it was among the first stores to be announced and opened in the complex. It includes an

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shooting range and overlooks a small

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that was once part of a larger one that the store was built over with

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. Many events are held there as well. Patriot Place has various restaurants, such as CBS Sporting Club, which features

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. Around the complex are over 125 HDTVs showing games by the Patriots, as well as classic programs once shown on

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. Cinema de Lux was launched by

with a location at the complex. It is aimed more upmarket with an American-style restaurant and a live music venture known as Showcase Live. The theater has 14 screens. There is also a bar and restaurant inside The Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center is a four-story

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center and a joint venture between

Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts Gener ...

and

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, both located in Boston.

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is a four-star hotel.

The Patriots Hall of Fame

Opened in September 2008, the Patriots Hall of Fame presented by

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is a museum that includes the

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and displays the

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– including historical wins and losses, memorabilia, the

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of famous players such as

Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...

Rob Gronkowski Robert James Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played nine seasons for the New England Patriots, then played h ...

Wes Welker Wesley Carter Welker (born May 1, 1981) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the San ...

Julian Edelman Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Kent State as a Quarterback and ...

Ty Law Tajuan Edward "Ty" Law (born February 10, 1974) is an American former American football, football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football a ...

Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee ...

, John Hannah, Mike Haynes, and

Andre Tippett Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. (born December 27, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was an outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football ...

, the six Super Bowl trophies among other trophies and awards, such as the numerous Lamar Hunt trophies.

References

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Tenants

The Patriots Hall of Fame

See also

References