Mercedes Benz Stadium Open Roof

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Mercedes benz stadium open roof.

The nfl will make the final call on opening or closing the roof no less than 90. Several events formerly held at the georgia dome moved to mercedes benz stadium following its completion including the sec football championship game and the peach bowl. Major league soccer mls is the premier professional soccer league in the united states and canada. Celebrating the belated completion of mercedes benz stadium s retractable roof stadium officials wednesday afternoon demonstrated the roof in long awaited operation.

It could be opened pre game during the game or not at all. Atlanta s very own world class sports and entertainment facility. 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. Inspired by the oculus within rome s ancient pantheon the stadium s signature roof was made possible only by modern architectural and engineering innovations.

Official stadium of the nfl atlanta falcons and mls atlanta united. Mercedes benz stadium roof close timelapse. 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. At the time of the league s inauguration in 1996 mls teams used multi purpose stadiums often shared with national football league nfl or college football teams.

The roof is composed of eight 220 foot long petals. This video goes through in detail all the different levels the halo board and retractabl. In the last 48 hours the roof has closed and it looks incredible. Mercedes benz stadium roof close timelapse.

23 in the united states and 3 in canada. The mercedes benz stadium is unlike any other stadium in the world. The stadium officially opened on august 26 2017 with a falcons preseason game against the arizona cardinals despite the retractable roof system being incomplete at the time. The league has 26 teams in 26 stadiums as of the 2020 season.

The eight piece roof opened in.