Georgia Dome
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| Address | 1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest |
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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′27″N 84°24′3″W / 33.75750°N 84.40083°WCoordinates: 33°45′27″N 84°24′3″W / 33.75750°N 84.40083°W |
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Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center (MARTA station) Vine City (MARTA station) |
| Owner | State of Georgia |
| Operator | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| Capacity | Football: 74,228 Georgia State football: 28,155 Basketball: 71,000 Total Capacity: 80,000 |
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AstroTurf (1992–2002) FieldTurf Classic HD (2003–present) |
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| Broke ground | November 22, 1989 |
| Opened | September 6, 1992 |
| Construction cost | US$214 million ($365 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and tvsdesign |
| Project manager | Barton-Malow |
| Structural engineer | Weidlinger Associates |
| General contractor | Beers/Georgia Dome Team |
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Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992–2016) Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1997–1999) Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1993–2016) Georgia State Panthers (NCAA) (2010–2016) Celebration Bowl (NCAA) (2015–2016) |
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The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. It was primarily the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and the Georgia State Panthers football team from Georgia State University. Also, it has hosted the Peach Bowl since 1992 and the SEC Championship Game since 1994. In addition, the Georgia Dome has also hosted several soccer matches since 2009 that have drawn over 50,000 fans.
The Dome is accessible by rail via MARTA's Blue and Green lines, which service the nearby Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center and Vine City stations.
The Georgia Dome was the largest covered stadium in the world by capacity when it opened in 1992, but it has since been surpassed by AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and by Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
In 1992, the Georgia Dome was completed at a cost of $214 million (US), which came from the Georgia General Assembly, making it one of the largest state-funded construction projects in Georgia history. It seats 74,228 for football, and can hold approximately: 80,000 for concerts, 71,000 for basketball when the dome is fully open and 40,000 for basketball and gymnastics when the dome is sectioned off (one half closed off by a large curtain). For most Georgia State football games, the dome is configured with 28,155 seats, with tickets for only the bulk of the lower level and the club-level seats on sale. The record for overall attendance at the Georgia Dome is 80,892 for the 2008 SEC Championship Game in football.
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