The Georgia Dome, a venue that was home to the Atlanta Falcons from 1992-2016 and has hosted countless other sporting and entertainment events over the last 25 years, was scheduled to be demolished Monday. The Falcons provided a live stream of the demolition via their Facebook page.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium was built next to the Georgia Dome to serve as its replacement in downtown Atlanta. The 2017 season is the first for the new stadium.
Check this out! The @GeorgiaDome by the numbers #DomeMemories
— WSB-TV Sports Zone (@WSBTVsports) November 16, 2017
- 289 HS football games
- 256 Falcons games
- 152 college football games
- 74 Hawks games
- 57 band competitions
- 35 concerts
- 11 soccer matches
- 3 Olympic events
- 2 Super Bowls pic.twitter.com/qLEx9S3lSL
Monday's demolition reportedly required 4,800 pounds of explosives and six miles of detonating cord.