Once you get into Camden Yards, the first place you should head is the Monument Park located in center field.

These statues were constructed throughout the 2012 season and helped bring back the love of Baltimore baseball. People wanted to come to the games to see their favorite Oriole legends, as well as their statues.

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Alex Arditti poses with the statue of Cal Ripken Jr. in Monument Park at Camden Yards. (Photo by TU student Eric Arditti)

Once you step into the park, you will notice the six Oriole greats immortalized forever.  The statues are bigger than life size and look amazingly real.

Click here to look through pictures, see video and read about all the players who have been made into statues.

The six Oriole legends are Frank Robinson, the late Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken Jr., and Brooks Robinson.

There were six games during the 2012 season where fans were treated to pregame ceremonies.

The order of the players unveiling their statues was based on the order of when they got their jerseys retired.

For each statue reveal, the fans that arrived early were lucky enough to see all 6 legends unveil their own statue, listen to a speech about that player, and watch a video about their career. It was amazing to see these living legends right in front of our eyes.

The first 10,000 people who entered the stadium on each day when the legend was unveiling their statue were lucky enough to receive a replica miniature statue. These six games were all sold out and were awesome experiences for everyone at the stadium. The fans packed the yard!

If you didn’t get a chance to attend one of the games, or visit the park during a game, don’t worry. You can enter that part of Camden Yards anytime for free and visit the monuments.

So go ahead, eat lunch at one of the picnic tables surrounded by Cal Ripken Jr. fielding a grounder, or Earl Weaver yelling at the umpire. For Oriole fans, these statues must be seen. It’s a no brainer.