Dome Facts

 

Capacity: 71,250
Construction: Took 859 days to build, covers 8.6 acres, 275 feet tall (27 stories)
Club Seats: 4,604
Suites: 164 Executive Suites (16 and 24 seats) and 8 Super Suites
Cost: $210 million
Financed: By hotel/motel tax, no taxpayer money
Groundbreaking: 11/22/89
Owned by: State of Georgia
Managed by: Georgia World Congress Center
Official Website : http://www.gadome.com


The Georgia Dome has been host to many of the largest and most exciting events in the world:
Super Bowl XXXIV (2000)
Super Bowl XXVIII (1994)
1996 Centennial Olympic Games (gymnastics, basketball & team handball)
NCAA Final Four (2002 men's, 2003 women's and 2007 men's)
NCAA Regional Basketball Tournament
The ACC Basketball Tournament (2001 and upcoming in 2009)
Home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks (1998 and 1999)
The Heritage Bowl
The Pioneer Bowl
The Nokia Sugar Bowl
The Georgia High School Football Playoffs
The Georgia/Florida High School All-Star Game
US Indoor Track and Field Championship
Fox Television's American Idol auditions
TD Jakes MegaFest
Professional Bull Riders
Cheersport Championship


Events Held Annually:

SEC Football Championship Game
SEC Basketball Tournament
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic
The Kell Powerade Classic
Monster Jam - The Super Bowl of Motorsports
Amp’d Mobile Supercross AMA/GP Series
Drum Corps International Southeastern Championship
Honda Battle of the Bands
Atlanta Original Battle of the Bands
FIRST Robotics
A Variety of corporate meetings, trade shows, seminars and concerts

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