Georgia Dome
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The Georgia Dome was a domed stadium in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was built adjacent to the south and opened on August 26, 2017. The Georgia Dome was demolished on November 20, 2017.
The Georgia Dome during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Aerial photo of Georgia Dome; the land next to it has been cleared for construction of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Georgia Dome (right) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 2, 2017
The remains of the Dome with Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the background.
2016 Peach Bowl
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The 2016 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The 49th Peach Bowl was a College Football Playoff semifinal, with the winner of this game advancing to play the winner of the 2016 Fiesta Bowl in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. This was the final edition of the Peach Bowl contested in the Georgia Dome, as the stadium was demolished on November 20, 2017, after its replacement, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opened on August 26 of the same year.
View of the game from the upper deck of the Georgia Dome