Atlanta Falcons Play First Game in the New Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Designed by HOK, the 2 million-square-foot stadium opened on Saturday.

View of the stadium exterior at sunset on Aug. 24.

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View of the stadium exterior at sunset on Aug. 24.

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Unfortunately for Atlanta football fans, the Falcons lost the preseason game on Saturday night against the Arizona Cardinals. But fans did get to step inside the $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium designed by HOK. Check out some photos from the stadium’s debut below, and read more about the design of the stadium in ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery.

Aerial view of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Aug. 26

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Aerial view of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Aug. 26

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Atlanta Falcons enter the field of their new home stadium.

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Atlanta Falcons enter the field of their new home stadium.

View inside of the 71,000-seat stadium during Saturday's game

John Bazemore/AP Photo

View inside of the 71,000-seat stadium during Saturday's game

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Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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