After Qatar and its prefabricated stages during the 2022 World Cup, place in the United States and its crazy architectures, armored with glitter and technologies. Scheduled for this Sunday, June 29 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, at 6 p.m., the kick-off of the 8th finals of the Club World Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami will be given in Atlanta, on the lawn of the impressive Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
An enclosure of more than 70,000 places, released from land in 2017 to welcome the 2026 World Cup in place of the famous Georgia Dome stadium, which presents a unique design in the world. The cost of construction? $ 1.6 billion (1.37 billion euros). For comparison, the construction price of the Stade de France (80,000 places) had been 364 million euros in 1994. But it must be said that the game is worth the candle.
The retractable roof of the Atlanta lair is undoubtedly the most captivating aspect for the public. Inspired by the dome of the Pantheon of Rome with its circular shape, the screed of Mercedes-Benz Stadium is formed by eight triangular panels, capable of moving to shelter the lawn if necessary.
This Sunday afternoon, the complex will also be completely closed during the meeting, to allow air conditioning to do its job in the face of high American temperatures. It will be 30 degrees in Atlanta at the start (12 hours, local time).
In addition to its attractive exterior architecture, the Stade of Atlanta United (MLS) and Falcons (NFL) also reveals a huge 360 -degree screen hanging around its roof, which allows optimal visibility to the spectators seated on the red seats. Equipment that European sports speakers have not yet normalized, but which is still found at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, just renovated by Real Madrid.
Many ultra-technical systems are also offered with an almost completely automated experience for supporters. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which also hosts concerts and various cultural events, provides, for example, self-service drinking flows operating with facial recognition. Around the stadium, the Americans also reinforced the pre-match animations with a 4.5 ha garden, full of artistic and cultural activities.
Empty stands in the group phase
“We have undertaken to build a place which not only exceeds expectations, but would also repel the limits of the possible in terms of stadium design, experience of supporters and sustainability,” explains the investor Arthur M. Blank on the official building website.
Despite its exorbitant cost, its tendency to gigantism and its temperature refreshing systems, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium is still in favor of the environment, since it is the first stage in the world to receive True Platinum certification (Total Resource Use and Efficiency), rewarding its efforts in terms of “zero waste”.
Despite its pronounced aesthetics, the stands of Mercedes-Benz Stadium had found itself surprisingly empty during a group phase meeting of the World Cup between Chelsea and Los Angeles, last week. But there is no doubt that the people will move to see the winner of the Champions League to oppose Lionel Messi and his band.
