Photos: Inside look at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta Falcons

Photos: Inside look at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Taking a look inside the new Falcons stadium that's set to open in 2017.

The Atlanta skyline is visible to the east when looking outward from the upper concourse through the outer facade steel and roof trusses. The Falcons gave a media tour Thursday of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is still under construction and is set to open in 2017.

This fish eye view, stitched together from multiple photos, shows the field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

This fish eye view from the upper deck, stitched together from multiple photos, shows the field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

In this exterior view, erection of the facade steel and metal panels is advancing around the exterior of the stadium.

The field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

The field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

The field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

Looking outward from the upper concourse, erection of the facade steel is visible around the exterior of the stadium.

Looking outward from the upper concourse, erection of the facade steel is visible around the exterior of the stadium.

Looking outward to the west from the upper concourse, erection of the facade steel is visible around the exterior of the stadium.

Looking outward from the upper concourse, erection of the facade steel is visible around the exterior of the stadium.

View from the upper deck shows the field level filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

Roof steel trusses are visible as work continues on assembling and installing them.

Mock-ups of restrooms, suites and concession stands are on display.

The field level is filled with steel work and cranes as tower construction and roof steel truss ground assembly continues inside the bowl.

Tower and roof steel truss construction as viewed from field level in the bowl.

Tower and roof steel truss construction as viewed from field level in the bowl.

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The Atlanta skyline is visible to the east when looking outward from the upper concourse through the outer facade steel and roof trusses. The Falcons gave a media tour Thursday of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is still under construction and is set to open in 2017.

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