Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, United States.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta whose retractable roof has eight translucent triangular panels on parallel rails; when open they suggest a bird's wings. The roof's circular opening was inspired by the Roman Pantheon. The seating bowl holds bright red tiers around a green field, and a 58-by-1,100-foot ring-shaped video board called the Halo hangs below the roof rim.
The facility opened in 2017, replacing the older Georgia Dome that had served as the home of the Falcons since the early 1990s. Construction began in 2014 and was overseen by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, with the project designed to meet modern standards for hosting both sports and large public events.
The stadium's name comes from Mercedes-Benz USA, which in 2015 signed a 27-year naming-rights deal running to 2042, reported as the largest single sponsorship in the company's history. Coca-Cola, a Falcons partner since 1966, holds the pouring rights at roughly 630 concession stands. The stainless steel sculpture The Atlanta Falcon by Gábor Miklós Szőke stands in front, a 41-foot bird with a 70-foot wingspan perched on a bronze football.
For Falcons games the stadium seats about 71,000, expandable to 75,000 for events such as a Super Bowl; soccer matches use a reduced lower bowl of roughly 29,000 seats, and mechanized curtains can limit capacity to about 42,500. The roof opens in about eight minutes and closes in about seven, and it can stay open in light rain because the video boards are outdoor-rated and the field drains.
A wraparound video screen hangs below the roof structure, encircling the entire playing field and forming one of the largest displays of its kind anywhere. This screen shows replays, close-up footage, and live action throughout events, giving spectators in any seat a clear view of what is happening on the field.
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