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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; 31 years ago (1992-09-06) |
| Closed | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)[1] |
| Demolished | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) |
| Construction cost | $214 million ($465 million in 2023 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] |
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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; 31 years ago (1992-09-06) |
| Closed | June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)[1] |
| Demolished | November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) |
| Construction cost | $214 million ($465 million in 2023 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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