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The Georgia Dome during the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Address | 1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest Atlanta, Georgia United States |
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Coordinates | 33°45′29″N 84°24′04″W / 33.758°N 84.401°W / 33.758; -84.401 |
Public transit | Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center (MARTA station) Vine City (MARTA station) |
Owner | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
Operator | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
Capacity | Football: 71,228 Georgia State football: 28,155[4] Basketball: 71,000[5] Total Capacity: 80,000[6] |
Surface | FieldTurf (2003–2017) AstroTurf (1992–2002) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | November 22, 1989 |
Opened | September 6, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-09-06) |
Closed | June 9, 2017 (2017-6-9)[1] |
Demolished | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) |
Construction cost | $214 million ($480 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and tvsdesign |
Project manager | Barton-Malow[3] |
Structural engineer | Weidlinger Associates[3] |
General contractor | Beers/Georgia Dome Team[3] |
Tenants | |
Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1993–2016)
Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992–2016)
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The Georgia Dome during the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Address | 1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest Atlanta, Georgia United States |
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Coordinates | 33°45′29″N 84°24′04″W / 33.758°N 84.401°W / 33.758; -84.401 |
Public transit | Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center (MARTA station) Vine City (MARTA station) |
Owner | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
Operator | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
Capacity | Football: 71,228 Georgia State football: 28,155[4] Basketball: 71,000[5] Total Capacity: 80,000[6] |
Surface | FieldTurf (2003–2017) AstroTurf (1992–2002) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | November 22, 1989 |
Opened | September 6, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-09-06) |
Closed | June 9, 2017 (2017-6-9)[1] |
Demolished | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) |
Construction cost | $214 million ($480 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and tvsdesign |
Project manager | Barton-Malow[3] |
Structural engineer | Weidlinger Associates[3] |
General contractor | Beers/Georgia Dome Team[3] |
Tenants | |
Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1993–2016)
Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992–2016)
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