Mercedes Benz Stadium Retractable Roof

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Mercedes benz stadium retractable roof.

In the last 48 hours the roof has closed and it looks incredible. 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. Official stadium of the nfl atlanta falcons and mls atlanta united. The roof fully opens in eight minutes and closes in seven.

Mercedes benz stadium s lauded retractable roof is almost problem free new 30 comments the camera shutter esque apex of atlanta s newest stadium has been stalled by issues for a while. 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. Mercedes benz stadium roof opened in about eight minutes wednesday july 25th mercedes benz stadium held a media day to demonstrate the retractable roof which is now officially in operation. The roof which is supposed to open in as little as 12 minutes with the push of a button was not fully operational by the time the stadium s primary tenants the atlanta falcons and the atlanta united fc seasons began.

Since the retractable roof was one of the major features and design points of the stadium some of the problems with the roof were magnified in the stadium s first year of operation. When the roof is closed the mercedes benz emblem will appear on the outside top of the retractable portion an image sure to be prominent in tv s aerial shots. In the last 48 hours the roof has closed at mercedes benz stadium and it looks incredible. A time lapse of the roof closing at mercedes benz stadium.

The mercedes benz stadium is unlike any other stadium in the world. 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.