Despite the high price tag if the new atlanta stadium is built on budget it actually costs less than the new metlife stadium in new jersey which doesn t even have a roof.
How fast does the new atlanta stadium roof open.
The stadium originally was scheduled to open march 1 which was pushed back to june 1 then to july 30 then to aug.
The retractable roof on the mercedes benz stadium in downtown atlanta is expected to be open on sunday when the new england patriots and the los angeles rams meet in the super bowl a stadium.
Not only does the new atlanta stadium have a futuristic look there is meaning behind the design.
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The roof was required to be mechanically opened which was a very time consuming process.
According to architect magazine the stadium has a retractable roof that.
The roof required 1 8 million pounds of trusses over 21 000 tons of steel and the world s largest movable crane to put it all together.