Falcons Stadium Clsing Roof

Watch the most expensive roof in the history of stadium roofs open the way it was designed to.

Falcons stadium clsing roof.

But it appears the offseason was a good one for the stadium. Mercedes benz stadium is a multi purpose stadium located in atlanta georgia united states. Each of the moving petals cantilever approximately 200 feet inwards towards the center of the stadium and provide a roof covering when the petals are in the closed position. Aug 3 2017.

The stadium roof may appear to rotate open but it s an optical illusion the roof opens by the movement of eight petals that slide open in a straight line. The falcons super cool retractable roof at mercedes benz stadium finally works. The stadium is owned by the state government of georgia through the georgia world congress center. And you look down through the roof s 100 000 square foot opening and see the ground on which a falcons exhibition game is scheduled to be played aug.

Last month the roof at the new falcons stadium successfully closed. Unlike retractable roofs that slide open and shut the roof at the falcons new stadium consists of eight different 500 ton pieces that slide into place like the opening and closing of a camera lens. As the design for the new atlanta falcons stadium evolves view a series of realistic animations depicting the roof opening and the look and feel inside the stadium during three different types of. Next month it may stay that way for a while.

Via tim tucker of the atlanta journal constitution amb group ceo steve cannon. Game and the thing had problems opening and closing. Opened in august 2017 as a replacement for the georgia dome it serves as the home stadium of the atlanta falcons of the national football league nfl and atlanta united fc of major league soccer mls.