Did you know that the Georgia Dome was the site for the Peach Bowls, SEC championship games, two Super Bowls, 1996 Olympic basketball, three Final Four NCAA basketball tournaments?

Georgia Dome implosion

Did you know that one of the nation's largest domed stadiums collapsed Monday into a pile of jagged concrete and a vast cloud of dust in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta?

Did you know that Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives were used to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens at 7:30 a.m?

Did you know that onlookers gathered at skyscrapers' windows, at a restaurant atop the city's tallest hotel, in parking lots and on nearby streets to watch the destruction of the landmark stadium?

Did you know that the dome opened in 1992?

Did you know that when the dome was blown up it was flattened in just about 15 seconds?

Did you know that the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which includes the 71,250-seat dome, had said it would take 12 seconds for the explosives to go off plus another 3 seconds for sections of grandstands to hit the ground?

Did you know that the explosives went off in a spiral around the stadium as it collapsed on itself, and a vast debris cloud hovered over the site before slowly drifting across downtown?

Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Georgia Dome

Did you know that the dome has been replaced by the $1.6 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium next door?

5-story ndustrial strength curtain between stadiums

Did you know that a 5-story tall industrial strength curtain between the two stadiums had
been erected to protect the new venue from damage?

Did you know that "There was no damage to Mercedes-Benz Stadium or the Georgia World Congress Center?"

Dud you know that the new stadium will be home Atlanta Falcons and Major League
to the NFL's
Soccer's Atlanta United?


Did you know that it also has a retractable roof that opens like a camera lens?

Did you know that the Mercedes-Benz Stadium boasts a 1,100-foot (335-meter) "halo board" video display and a giant steel sculpture of a falcon with its 70-foot (21-meter) wingspan at one of the main entrances?

Did you know that several streets and parts of Atlanta's transit system were closed to accommodate the blast and spectators?

Did you know that the idea for the Georgia Dome cost the city $214 million which began in the mid-1980s, when civic leaders recommended a domed football stadium adjoining the city's largest convention center, the Georgia World Congress Center?

Did you know that the Georgia Dome was the site of high school football state championships, Peach Bowls, SEC championship games, two Super Bowls, 1996 Olympic basketball, three Final Four NCAA basketball tournaments, concerts, pro wrestling, and other events? 

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