 Interior of the stadium during the 1996 Paralympic Games with Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in the background | |
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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Owner | Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority |
| Operator | Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games |
| Capacity | 85,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 10, 1993 |
| Opened | May 18, 1996 |
| Renovated | 1996–97 (reconstructed as Turner Field) 2017 (reconstructed as Center Parc Stadium) |
| Closed | August 27, 1996 |
| Demolished | 1996–97 |
| Construction cost | $209 million[1] ($406 million dollars in 2023) |
| Architect | Atlanta Stadium Design Team (a joint venture of Heery International, Inc., Rosser International, Inc., Williams-Russell and Johnson, Inc. and Ellerbe Becket, Inc.)[2] |
| Tenants | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted track and field events and the closing ceremony.[3][4]
After the Olympics and Paralympics, it was reconstructed into the baseball-specific Turner Field, used by the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball for 20 seasons (1997–2016). After the Braves departed for Truist Park, the facility was purchased by Georgia State University, which rebuilt the stadium a second time as Center Parc Stadium, designed for American football.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (July 30, 1996). "At Close of Games, Braves Will Move Into Olympic Stadium". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ Turner Field Archived June 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine architect: Ellerbe Becket official site
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 542.
- ^ 1996 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. p. 449.