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| Location | One Georgia Dome Drive, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Owner | State of Georgia |
| Operator | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction cost | $214 million |
| Architect | Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS) |
| Tenants | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992-present) Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1997-1999) Sugar Bowl (NCAA) (2006) Chick-fil-A Bowl (NCAA) (1992-present) SEC Championship Game (1994-present) Final Four (2002, 2007), Georgia State University (Scheduled for 2010) |
| Capacity | 71,228 |
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Heery International Inc is an architectural firm that was founded in 1952 and is currently headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates (TVS is an international architecture and Interior design firm in the areas of planning Architecture, Interior design The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting
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Construction
The Georgia Dome was completed in 1992 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 state history. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been It seats 71,228 for football, and can hold approximately: 75,000 for concerts, 53,000 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). A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The structure is located on 9. 19 acres (37,200 m²) of land; the dome has a height of 270. 67 feet (82. 5 meters), a structure length of 744. 75 feet (227 meters), a structure width of 606. 96 feet (185 meters), and a total floor area of 102,149. 51 ft² (9,490 m²). The dome is the largest cable-supported dome in the world. A cable is one or more Wires or Optical fibers bound together typically in a common protective jacket or sheath Its roof is made of teflon-coated fiberglass fabric (which is strong and lightweight) and has an area of 374,584. Teflon is a Registered trademark and Brand name of the DuPont company for products made from three types of fluorine-containing polymers ( Fluoropolymers 08 ft² (34,800 m²). From its completion until the December 31, 1999 opening of the 20-acre Millennium Dome in London, it was the largest domed structure of any type in the world, but still remains the largest indoor sporting facility in the United States. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large Dome -shaped building originally used to house London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Surface
The Georgia Dome originally had AstroTurf artificial surface for its football events. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind In 2003 Arthur Blank, the new owner of the Atlanta Falcons, personally paid for the new state-of-the-art FieldTurf artificial surface system,
Major weather-related issues
Three years after completion of the dome, pooling of water became an issue after a severe rain storm led to tearing of the roof. Arthur M Blank (born September 27, 1942, in Sunnyside, New York) is an American businessman and a co-founder of Home FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified The roof was repaired at that time in such a way to prevent this from occurring in the future. [1]
On July 29, 2006, during the Drum Corps International DCI Southeastern Championships, a strong storm hit the Atlanta area. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Drum Corps International ( DCI) formed in 1972 is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps During a very heavy rainfall, a drainage pipe on the roof burst due to the volume of water and flooded into the dome causing the event to be halted for a short period of time. Spectators seated in Section 324 had to relocate to other sections of the dome due to the waterfall cascading down from the top. The water was at least ankle high.
On March 14, 2008, during the 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, a tornado ripped two holes in the dome during the Alabama-Mississippi State quarterfinal game, which delayed the game for 1 hour and 3 minutes. The 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak was a Tornado outbreak that affected the Southeastern United States on March 14 - 15. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13-16 2008 in Atlanta Georgia. The quarterfinal game to follow between Kentucky and Georgia was postponed to the following day. [1] The resulting damage forced the rest of the tournament to be moved to the Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Tech. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta Georgia. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in [2]
Events hosted
The Dome is home to the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the annual host to the Southeastern Conference Football Championship Game, The Chick-fil-a Bowl (formerly known as The Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl and The Peach Bowl) post-season college football games, and since 2004 the FIRST World Championships. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual FIRST, or F or I nspiration and R ecognition of S cience and T echnology is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen It was also home to the NBA's Atlanta Hawks during the construction of Philips Arena from 1997 to 1999, as well as hosting basketball, team handball and gymnastics during the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta Georgia. Completed in 1999 at a cost of $213 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Since 1994, the Dome has hosted two Super Bowls and has also been host to both the Men's and Women's NCAA Final Four Basketball National Championships and several SEC and ACC basketball championships. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States.
It hosted Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, as well as the prestigious NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball National Championship in 2002 and 2007 along with regional semi-finals and finals in 2001 and 2006 and NCAA Women's Final Four in 2003. The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl was a postseason College football match between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Virginia Tech Hokies at Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia, to decide Super Bowl XXXIV featured the National Football Conference (NFC champion St The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual Basketball tournament for women The Dome has been host to many WCW Monday Nitro and WWE RAW live events, including the now-infamous "Fingerpoke of Doom" in 1999 as well as the memorable championship bout between Bill Goldberg and Hulk Hogan. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The Fingerpoke of Doom is the common Nickname for a pivotal storyline in American Professional wrestling history that happened on January William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional It was also the host to WWR Showdown XV. Since 2004, the Georgia Dome has annually hosted the FIRST Robotics Championship Event. FIRST, or F or I nspiration and R ecognition of S cience and T echnology is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen Also, Drum Corps International held its first event at the Georgia Dome in July 2006 when the Dome hosted DCI Atlanta – The Southeastern Championship. Drum Corps International ( DCI) formed in 1972 is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps As a result of damage done to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana by Hurricane Katrina, the Sugar Bowl game was played at the Georgia Dome on January 2, 2006 which was the first time "the South's Biggest Bowl Game" was ever played outside the state of Louisiana. The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Sugar Bowl finished a string of three football games in four days that started with the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl between LSU and Miami (Florida) and an NFL game between the Falcons and the Carolina Panthers two days later. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the While playing at the Georgia Dome on March 27, 1998, the Atlanta Hawks broke the NBA single-game attendance record with 62,046 fans. The Georgia Dome also hosts the Georgia High School Association football state playoff semifinals. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA governs athletic and club events for member high schools in Georgia. It also hosts music concerts which have featured acts such as Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman.
The Georgia Dome will also host the inaugural football season for Georgia State University when the school fields its first gridiron team in 2010. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Also, The Georgia Dome will also host the 2010 General Conference Sessions of Seventh-day Adventists. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance
References
- ^ a b Storm hits Georgia Dome, interrupts SEC play
- ^ Tornado Kills, 2 Pummels Downtown by Tim Eberly and Paul Shea for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 15, 2008. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved March 15, 2008. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
See also
External links
- The Georgia Dome's Official Website
- Georgia Dome in the Structurae database
| Preceded by Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
Home of the Atlanta Falcons 1992 – present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Omni Coliseum |
Home of the Atlanta Hawks 1997 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Philips Arena |
| Preceded by Legion Field |
Home of the SEC Championship Game 1994 – present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
Home of the Chick-fil-A Bowl 1992 – present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by Louisiana Superdome |
Home of the Sugar Bowl 2005 |
Succeeded by Louisiana Superdome |
| Preceded by H.H.H. Metrodome RCA Dome |
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Venue 2002 2007 |
Succeeded by Louisiana Superdome Alamodome |
| Preceded by Rose Bowl Pro Player Stadium |
Host of the Super Bowl XXVIII 1994 XXXIV 2000 |
Succeeded by Joe Robbie Stadium Raymond James Stadium |
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