Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Roof Opening

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Mercedes benz stadium atlanta roof opening.

The roof is composed of eight 220 foot long petals activated by the push of a button the petals appear to rotate when opening but actually move in unison along 16 linear tracks. Stadium officials also stated that the roof would remain closed for the remainder of the falcons regular season as well as for any home matches hosted by atlanta united during the 2017 mls cup playoffs as contractors continue to worked on fully mechanizing the roof. On october 6 2017 stadium officials announced that the roof would be opened weather permitting for atlanta united s regular season finale against toronto fc on october 22. Mercedes benz stadium is unveiling a new craft beer exclusively brewed for mbs in partnership with a local brewery.

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 retractable roof atop the mercedes benz stadium in atlanta has officially been completed and you can watch it open in real time. January 27 2019 atlanta you re going to hear a lot in the next week about the phenomenal architecture that is the roof atop mercedes benz stadium. In the last 48 hours the roof has closed at mercedes benz stadium and it looks incredible.

The beer will be featured on draft in concession stands throughout the stadium. Furthering our commitment to finding innovative ways to respond to our fans. The eight piece roof opened in. You ll see the delicate latticework appear to.

Celebrating the belated completion of mercedes benz stadium s retractable roof stadium officials wednesday afternoon demonstrated the roof in long awaited operation. Draft and 7 for a 20oz. This high quality craft offering will sell at the domestic draft price 5 for a 12 oz. The retractable roof of mercedes benz stadium was opened tuesday and it will remain that way for 10 days as part of what stadium officials call the final phase of work on its automation.

The roof takes about 8 minutes and ten seconds to open completely. 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.