New photos: Inside Braves' SunTrust Park

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Photos: Sneak Peek Inside Braves' SunTrust Park

Construction continues on the Braves' new stadium, SunTrust Park, in Cobb County. The Braves offered a tour to media of the facility, which is set to open about a year from now.

View from home plate of the Braves' new stadium, SunTrust Park, as it rises in Cobb County. The stadium will be one of the few in Major League Baseball to face a southerly direction. The park is set to open for the 2017 season. Read more about it here.

Overall look at the infield as construction continues on the Braves' new stadium, SunTrust Park, in Cobb County as Opening Day 2017 is less than a year away.

Braves Vice Chairman John Schuerholz explains the uniqueness of the outfield wall. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

The Chick-fil-A cow, removed from Turner Field, is in place and ready for its unveiling in right field. The cow, which had a movable arm that performed the tomahawk chop, will no longer move, but instead feature a digital board.

A model of the stadium is on hand as the real one takes shape outside the window. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Workers overlook plans as construction progresses in the concourse and other parts of SunTrust Park.

Traffic on I-75 can be seen in the background as construction continues on the Braves new stadium, SunTrust Park, in Cobb County.

Digital panels of the massive scoreboard in center field are currently being installed and are expected to be completed by summer. SunTrust Park is scheduled to open in 2017.

Mike Plant, Braves president of development, gives a tour of the new stadium to members of the media Thursday May 5, 2016. Season tickets for the general public to the new stadium go on sale May 10, 2016.

Seats will be among the last items installed. The new stadium will hold 41,500 fans with a higher percentage of seats closer to the field than any other MLB ballpark.

An update from Turner Field, the playing field at SunTrust Park will be lit entirely by LED lights.

Construction crews work on the new stadium, which will feature a 90-foot roof and air conditioned concourses. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

A worker looks through the electrical lines as construction continues at SunTrust Park. The Braves' new stadium in Cobb County is set to open for the 2017 baseball season.

Digital panels of the scoreboard will installed this summer ahead of the 2017 opening.

Construction marches on in the mixed-use development fronting the stadium called The Battery Atlanta.

Construction continues on the Braves new stadium in Cobb County. The stadium is part of a mixed-use development known as The Battery Atlanta.

The view from the right field line as construction continues on the Braves new stadium, SunTrust Park, in Cobb County. The stadium is expected to be ready by Opening Day 2017.

Construction continues on the Braves new stadium, SunTrust Park, in Cobb County.

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View from home plate of the Braves' new stadium, SunTrust Park, as it rises in Cobb County. The stadium will be one of the few in Major League Baseball to face a southerly direction. The park is set to open for the 2017 season. Read more about it here.

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