It was quite an achievement of design and engineering, but it was always the plan for the Braves to move into Centennial Olympic Stadium after the 1996 Summer Games. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium ...

it hosted the 1996 Olympic Games as Centennial Olympic Stadium. Since the modern games began in 1896, only two former Olympic stadiums have been torn down. Centennial Olympic Stadium would go the ...

Of course, Turner Field was originally known as Centennial Olympic Stadium. It was built for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the Centennial Games 100 years after the first modern Olympics were staged. Here ...

But even now, Serra thinks there's still a little bit of Olympic magic at Turner Field ... still proud of all of the Olympics history the stadium still holds. “I remember the excitement ...

But after the Olympics, the stadium remained a huge presence in the city. It was shortly turned into Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves from 1997 to 2016. It changed from Centennial Olympic ...

(ATR) Georgia State University is now the official owner of the former Centennial Olympic Stadium. The Georgia Board of Regents approved the purchase of Turner Fieldon Wednesday.Georgia State and ...

Each summer, many people in Georgia reminisce on memories from the Centennial Olympics in Atlanta that were held 26 years ago. There were memorable moments from Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic ...

The seating capacity for the Olympics is expected to increase to 60,000. 6. Centennial Olympic Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) 1996 Summer Olympics - $207 million Construction on ...

The GWCCA is the state agency that oversees Centennial Olympic Park, along with the Georgia World Congress Center, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Signia by Hilton Atlanta hotel. The agency is ...