Photos: Georgia Dome implosion. At its debut in 1992, the Georgia Dome was the second-largest covered stadium in the world by capacity, behind the The Georgia Dome was completed in 1992 at a cost of $214 million, making it one of the largest state-funded construction projects in Georgia history.The Dome had 5,740 club seats and 171 luxury boxes. You can move vertically throughout the building, we have really wide staircases, we have twice the elevators, twice the escalators compared to the Georgia Dome".Shortly after the Georgia Dome's closing, a group presented a petition to the governor's office to save the stadium from demolition, arguing that it was still in good condition and that its loss would be wasteful. Watch the final moments of the Georgia Dome. The collapse occurred after fans left the stadium, and no one was injured during the incident. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group'The most painful thing I've ever felt': Dakota Access...Principal left terrified after a PIPE BOMB is placed under...Black Lives Matter protesters break into bus carrying RNC attendeesThick smoke rises as riot erupts in Sweden against anti-islam activitiesTensions boil over as RNC attendees confronted by BLM protestersStatue of Diana to be installed on her 60th birthday in 2021Mother found dead besides baby two months after video filmedShocking moment of wildfire destroying 'Purobeach' centre in Spain'I'll f*** you up:' RNC attendees harassed by BLM protestersBlack Lives Matter protesters take to the streets of Notting HillShocking moment huge brawl erupts at beer garden in GlasgowConspiracy theorist David Icke names Covid-19 'the illusion pandemic'Protester seen with handgun as he's shot by RittenhouseNHS Care UK worker claims coronavirus doesn't exist in rant videoJeremy Corbyn's brother Piers gets first £10,000 fine in London for illegal gatherings after he organised...Police arrest men from Kuwait and Italy on suspicion of terrorism after RAF Typhoon jets scramble to...Girl, 16, 'is raped' in Liverpool city centre hotel as police arrest six men aged between 18 and 20'Get me Riz Lateef! … What the (expletive)!”When the implosion was completed, the bus moved on. But it still just seemed premature to me to be taking the building down, given all the great events we did there. Georgia Dome 11/20/2017. Tim Tucker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Georgia Dome came down in a ball of dust Monday morning -- but not all of it fell. After some serious pressure-washing, MBS was all cleaned up again.A month later, at 1 a.m. Dec. 20, 2017, a “supplemental implosion,” using about 300 pounds of explosives, brought down the long Georgia Dome wall that had survived the first attempt. The stadium's lower bowl and loading docks were demolished by mid-August. People gathered at windows of tall office buildings, at a nearby revolving hotel-top restaurant, in parking lots and at other areas around the scene downtown to watch the blast.Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives were on hand to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens Monday at 7.30amThe dome opened in 1992, and officials had said it would be flattened within about 15 seconds. Separately, the other remaining portion was taken down mechanically.Most of the site has been converted to The Home Depot Backyard, a green space and premium tailgating area. Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives blasted Atlanta's Georgia Dome on Monday
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After several construction delays related to the complicated roof, MBS opened in August 2017.Which brings us, in much-abbreviated fashion, back to Nov. 20, 2017, three days before Thanksgiving.By then, the Dome had been unceremoniously emptied and gutted -- seats and scoreboards removed, interior walls knocked down, glass removed, countless truckloads of debris hauled off.