Georgia World Congress Center Authority
| Georgia World Congress Center | |
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| Address | 285 Andrew Young Intl Blvd NW |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′31″N 84°23′54″W / 33.758652°N 84.39841°WCoordinates: 33°45′31″N 84°23′54″W / 33.758652°N 84.39841°W |
| Owner | State of Georgia |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Expanded | 1985, 1992, 2002 |
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| • Total space | 3,900,000 sq ft (360,000 m2) |
| • Ballroom | Yes |
| Parking | Over 5,600 spaces |
| Public transit access | Dome / GWCC / Philips Arena / CNN Center (MARTA station) |
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The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft2 (360,000 m2) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General Assembly to develop an international trade and exhibition center in Atlanta. The authority later developed the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced the Georgia Dome. The Georgia Dome was closed on March 5, 2017 and demolished on November 20, 2017 while Mercedes-Benz Stadium officially opened on August 26, 2017. While the GWCCA owns Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AMB Group, the parent organization for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer's Atlanta United FC, is responsible for the stadium's operations.
In addition to convention and trade shows, the GWCC often coordinates with the Georgia Dome to host activities in conjunction with major events being held at the dome. Every year, the center hosts SEC Football Fanfare, a two-day fan festival for the thousands of Southeastern Conference football fans in the city for the SEC Championship Game. The center played host to a similar event in tandem with WrestleMania XXVII, WrestleMania Axxess.Family Feud started taping at Georgia World Congress Center in 2016 and stayed there until 2017, when it moved back to Los Angeles.
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