Georgia Dome

Georgia Dome
	The Georgia Dome during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Address	1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest; Atlanta, Georgia; United States
Coordinates	33°45′29″N 84°24′04″W / 33.758°N 84.401°W
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; Basketball: 71,000; Total Capacity: 80,000
Surface	FieldTurf (2003–2017); AstroTurf (1992–2002)
Construction
Broke ground	November 22, 1989
Opened	September 6, 1992
Closed	June 9, 2017
Demolished	November 20, 2017
Construction cost	$214 million; ($465 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and tvsdesign
Project manager	Barton-Malow
Structural engineer	Weidlinger Associates
General contractor	Beers/Georgia Dome Team
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. Its 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.^[7]

The Georgia Dome was the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and 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.^[8] The Georgia Dome was the only stadium in the United States to host the Olympics, Super Bowl and Final Four.^[9]^[10]^[11]

At its debut in 1992, the Georgia Dome was the second-largest covered stadium in the world by capacity, behind the Pontiac Silverdome; it has since been surpassed by many others including AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

^ Tucker, Tim. "Georgia Dome implosion date set". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cable Top Football Columbia University
^ "Georgia Dome". Georgia State Athletics. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "Southeastern Conference". secsports.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008.
^ Tucker, Tim (April 1, 2013). "Georgia Dome has a new look for Final Four". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
^ Martin, Jill (November 20, 2017). "Georgia Dome imploded after 25 years of use". CNN. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ Tucker, Tim (September 16, 2017). "Liquidating the Georgia Dome: Memorabilia sale underway". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^ "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ Martin, Jill. "Georgia Dome farewell for Atlanta Falcons". CNN.
^ "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority.

[Dome_Implosion_Date_Set-1] Tucker, Tim. "Georgia Dome implosion date set". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 12, 2017.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[construction-3] Cable Top Football Columbia University

[GA_State_Sports-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. Retrieved April 7, 2013.

[GA_Dome_Demolition-7] Martin, Jill (November 20, 2017). "Georgia Dome imploded after 25 years of use". CNN. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[GA_Dome_Liquidation-8] Tucker, Tim (September 16, 2017). "Liquidating the Georgia Dome: Memorabilia sale underway". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[9] "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[10] Martin, Jill. "Georgia Dome farewell for Atlanta Falcons". CNN.

[11] "Final Year". Georgia World Congress Center Authority.

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Construction

The Georgia Dome during the 1996 Summer Olympics

Address	1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest Atlanta, Georgia United States
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)
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
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)