--- title: Georgia Dome Demolition: Watch Atlanta Stadium Implode description: The stadium's 250,000 cubic yards of concrete needed 480,000 pounds of explosives (that's 240 tons!) to take it out. canonical: https://time.com/5031481/georgia-dome-implosion-video/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-20T15:26:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:18:40.884Z article:section: Sports og:title: Watch 240 Tons of Explosives Demolish the Georgia Dome og:description: It took just 12 seconds og:url: https://time.com/5031481/georgia-dome-implosion-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226726c22422b75b/6988e67486f68e26e26e74b3/georgia-dome-implosion-watch-video-atlanta-explosives.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: georgia dome implosion watch video atlanta explosives og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch 240 Tons of Explosives Demolish the Georgia Dome twitter:description: It took just 12 seconds twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226726c22422b75b/6988e67486f68e26e26e74b3/georgia-dome-implosion-watch-video-atlanta-explosives.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # It Took 240 Tons of Explosives (and Just 12 Seconds) to Bring Down the Georgia Dome  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Nov 20, 2017 3:26 PM CUT  A view of the Georgia Dome implosion on November 20, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. A view of the Georgia Dome implosion on November 20, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.Kevin C. Cox—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Nov 20, 2017 3:26 PM CUT The Georgia Dome, former home of the [Atlanta Falcons](http://time.com/4660642/super-bowl-2017-patriots-beat-falcons-new-england-atlanta/ "undefined"), collapsed Monday morning in a scheduled (and meticulously-controlled) explosive demolition. The stadium’s 250,000 cubic yards of concrete needed 480,000 pounds of explosives (that’s 240 tons) to take it out. Watch the video above to see the 71,250-seat, concrete stadium get flattened in just 12 seconds, according to the [Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA)](https://www.gwcca.org/georgia-dome-demolition-sets-stage-for-new-gwcca-campus-development/ "undefined"). The NFL’s Falcons have moved next door to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium after playing at the Dome for 25 years. A new hotel, parking deck and “Home Depot Backyard” tailgating space will take the Dome’s place right next to the new stadium. > [](https://twitter.com/GeorgiaDome/status/932585574501879809) The massive Georgia Dome had been in operation since 1992 and was the only venue to host the Super Bowl, Olympics and the NCCA Men’s Final Four, the GWCCA noted [in a press release](https://www.gwcca.org/georgia-dome-demolition-sets-stage-for-new-gwcca-campus-development/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5031481/georgia-dome-implosion-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5031481/georgia-dome-implosion-video/"},"headline":"It Took 240 Tons of Explosives (and Just 12 Seconds) to Bring Down the Georgia Dome","datePublished":"2017-11-20T15:26:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:18:40.884Z","description":"It was the only venue to host the Super Bowl, Olympics and the NCCA Men’s Final Four","url":"https://time.com/5031481/georgia-dome-implosion-video/","keywords":["explosions","onetime","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226726c22422b75b/6988e67486f68e26e26e74b3/georgia-dome-implosion-watch-video-atlanta-explosives.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226726c22422b75b/6988e67486f68e26e26e74b3/georgia-dome-implosion-watch-video-atlanta-explosives.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"georgia dome implosion watch video atlanta explosives","caption":"georgia dome implosion watch video atlanta explosives","creditText":"Kevin C. 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