Georgia Dome, Indoor stadium in Atlanta, United States.
The Georgia Dome was a domed stadium in Atlanta, built on 9.19 acres between downtown and Vine City. Its roof was a Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric covering 374,584 square feet, the largest cable-supported dome in the world when completed. Inside, steep tiers of red seating ringed an artificial turf field marked with white yard lines, with a dark beam roof above.
The stadium opened in 1992 and served for 25 years as the home ground of the Atlanta Falcons football club. It was demolished in 2017 after a new stadium had been completed.
The name came from the state of Georgia and from the dome itself. The stadium was the only venue in the United States to host the Summer Olympics, a Super Bowl and the NCAA men's basketball Final Four; WrestleMania XXVII drew over 71,000 fans in April 2011. The 2008 SEC Championship Game set the attendance record with 80,892.
The stadium no longer exists and can now only be found in archive footage and memories. The site was cleared for other projects after the demolition.
The roof construction was among the largest of its kind worldwide and allowed for a column-free interior space. During the 1996 Olympic Games, basketball competitions and the closing ceremony took place here.
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