GEORGIA DOME

The Georgia Dome, located at 1 Georgia Dome Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30313, has been the home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League since 1992 and also hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the late 1990s. The Georgia Dome is one of the few in the NFL that still uses an artificial turf surface instead of grass, but due to the dome structure, the grass is an unrealistic option because of a lack of sunlight available. The stadium cost $214 million to construct in 1992 but the funding wasn’t painful on the public taxpayers. The land the dome sits on was donated by the state and revenue bonds were authorized to raise the rest of the finances. The Georgia Dome rests only nine miles from the nearest airport, and the dome is surrounded by quality hotels and other attractions so football is by no means the only option you have in the city. The Georgia Dome can hold more than 71,000 people for a football game and features more than 200 luxury suites and 5,600 club level seats. The dome can hold 40,000 for basketball games, 55,000 for concerts, and up to 75,000 people for boxing matches. The tickets at the Georgia Dome are among the cheapest in the league while still offering excellent sight lines and view points. The Georgia Dome used to have a few opens seats here and there, but since the addition of the explosive Michael Vick to the team, the fans have sold out almost every game over the last two years, thus making a ticket to a Falcons game much more valuable than in previous seasons.

The Georgia Dome is the largest cable supported stadium in the entire world and only took three years to build in downtown Atlanta. The Georgia Dome has many amenities including several food courts, the In-Zone Restaurant, Kickers Sports Bar, and Millers Lodge. Before the 2002 season, the surface was changed from Astroturf to Fieldturf. The Georgia Dome also hosted Super Bowls XXXIV and XXVIII along with collegiate bowl games. The Georgia Dome also hosted several Olympic events in 1996 and is scheduled to host upcoming NCAA final fours.

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