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Georgia Dome Information
The Georgia Dome, the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world, opened in 1992. Located in downtown Atlanta, the Dome is the home venue for the Atlanta Falcons, host to Super Bowl XXVII in 1994, host of the gymnastics and basketball events for the 1996 Olympic Games and host to the Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000.
Annually, the Dome hosts the Atlanta Football classic, the SEC Football Championship, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Dome is also equipped to handle large non-sporting events which include everything from major trade shows to concerts by such entertainers as the Rolling Stones and Backstreet Boys to religious events by such ministers as Billy Graham and T.D. Jakes.
Structure:
A total of 8,300 tons of reinforced steel was used to construct the Dome. That is more than the weight of iron and steel used in the Eiffel Tower.
A 437-mile sidewalk, from Atlanta to Cincinnati, could be built from the 110,000 cubic yards of concrete used at the Dome.
The building covers 8.9 acres and contains 1.6 million square feet on all seven levels.
The 290-foot high roof is composed of 130 Teflon-coated fiberglass panels - covering 8.6 acres. The roof's supporting cable totals 11.1 miles and the Dome is as tall as a 27-story building.
Capacity:
There are 203 executive suites, 4,600 club seats, and the Penthouse Suite. The Dome's permanent seating capacity is 71,250.
The Dome has three times the code-required number of restrooms - all are accessible to guests with disabilities.
A pair of C-5 military transport planes could fit on the Georgia Dome's floor, which contains 102,000 square feet of space.
Utilities:
798 lighting fixtures in the roof structure provide lighting.
The four, 1,250-ton air conditioning units in the Georgia Dome generate enough power to cool 1,666 homes.
Over 600 television monitors are scattered throughout the stadium.
To supply soft drinks to dispensers, thousands of liquid lines wind through the stadium. These include 32,952 feet of lines (the length of 109 football fields) to feed liquids to hundreds of dispensers throughout the building, quenching the thirst of sports fans and concertgoers.
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