Atlanta Falcons Stadium Roof Opening

The 71 000 seat home of the falcons will open on august 26.

Atlanta falcons stadium roof opening.

The stadium opening was delayed to fix a gap in the roof. The atlanta falcons opened the mercedes benz stadium roof during a ceremony before practice sunday july 29 2018 in atlanta. Nfl network s willie mcginest catches up with atlanta falcons owner arthur blank at super bowl liii opening night to talk about his team in 2019 the. The roof takes about 8 minutes and ten seconds to open completely.

The roof which is supposed to open in as little as 12 minutes with the push of a button was not fully operational by the time the stadium s primary tenants the atlanta falcons and the atlanta united fc seasons began. It would be the first time an event is held in the new 1 5 billion stadium with the roof open and the first open air falcons game in atlanta since dec. Mercedes benz stadium roof is finished. Fans need to look nowhere but up toward a creative roof opening.

Atlanta s very own world class sports and entertainment facility. The project management firm overseeing development of the stadium for falcons and atlanta united owner arthur blank. The roof was required to be mechanically opened which was a very time consuming process. A timelapse video shows the mercedez benz stadium open in atlanta.

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