Georgia Dome

Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Map
Address1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Coordinates33°45′29″N 84°24′04″W / 33.758°N 84.401°W / 33.758; -84.401
Public transitDome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center (MARTA station)
Vine City (MARTA station)
OwnerGeorgia World Congress Center Authority
OperatorGeorgia World Congress Center Authority
CapacityFootball: 71,228
Georgia State football: 28,155[4]
Basketball: 71,000[5]
Total Capacity: 80,000[6]
SurfaceFieldTurf (2003–2017)
AstroTurf (1992–2002)
Construction
Broke groundNovember 22, 1989
OpenedSeptember 6, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-09-06)
ClosedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)[1]
DemolishedNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
Construction cost$214 million
($465 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectHeery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and tvsdesign
Project managerBarton-Malow[3]
Structural engineerWeidlinger Associates[3]
General contractorBeers/Georgia Dome Team[3]
Tenants
College football

Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1993–2016)
Georgia State Panthers (NCAA) (2010–2016)
Celebration Bowl (NCAA) (2015–2016)

Professional football

Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992–2016)

Basketball
Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1997–1999)

The Georgia Dome was a domed stadium in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Opened in 1992, it was then the second-largest covered stadium in the world by capacity, behind the Pontiac Silverdome. Though the Georgia Dome was a profitable facility, its primary tenant, the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, grew dissatisfied with it less than two decades after its opening and began planning for a replacement stadium. It was closed and demolished in 2017.

In addition to the Falcons, the Georgia Dome was also the home of the Georgia State University Panthers football team. It hosted two Super Bowls (XXVIII and XXXIV), 25 editions of the Peach Bowl (January 1993–December 2016) and 23 SEC Championship Games (1994−2016). In addition, the Georgia Dome also hosted several soccer matches since 2009 with attendances over 50,000. In its 25 years of operation, the Georgia Dome hosted over 1,400 events attended by over 37 million people.[7] The Georgia Dome was the only stadium in the United States to host the Summer Olympics, Super Bowl and NCAA men's basketball Final Four.[8][9][10] The Georgia Dome also hosted Wrestlemania 27 with The Rock as the host, and it was the biggest event in the venue. John Cena vs The Miz was the main event for the WWE Championship.

The Georgia Dome's successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was built adjacent to the south and opened on August 26, 2017. The Georgia Dome was demolished on November 20, 2017.[11]

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  3. ^ a b c Cable Top Football Columbia University
  4. ^ "Georgia Dome". Georgia State Athletics. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  5. ^ "Southeastern Conference". secsports.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008.
  6. ^ Tucker, Tim (April 1, 2013). "Georgia Dome has a new look for Final Four". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Tucker, Tim (September 16, 2017). "Liquidating the Georgia Dome: Memorabilia sale underway". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Martin, Jill. "Georgia Dome farewell for Atlanta Falcons". CNN.
  10. ^ "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Martin, Jill (November 20, 2017). "Georgia Dome imploded after 25 years of use". CNN. Retrieved November 20, 2017.