Georgia Dome vs. Wembley Stadium

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The Atlanta Falcons traveled to London for a home game against the Detroit Lions. So how does their London home compare to their Atlanta digs?

Opened in 2007, Wembley Stadium is built on the grounds of the previous stadium demolished in 2003. The new stadium has 90,000 seats in one bowl with no obstructed views.

Wembley Stadium open roof covers the stands and allows sunlight on the field. Temperatures at kickoff Sunday at Wembley will hover in the upper 50s.

The temperature inside the Georgia Dome is a cozy 72 degrees.

The Georgia Dome's roof as the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. A total of 8,300 tons of reinforced steel was used to construct the Dome - that is more than the weight of iron and steel used in the Eiffel Tower.

The arches, which rise 435 feet above Wembley Stadium, are the longest single roof structure in the world and are visible right across London.

The noise level at the Georgia Dome reached a record 113 decibels during the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks in 2013. The rowdy fans at Wembley rarely crack 100 decibels. (For comparison, a MARTA train zooming into a station registers about 90 decibels.)

Wembley Stadium is outfitted with two giant screens, roughly the size of 600 32-inch TV sets.

Along with a megasized screen at one end zone, the Georgia Dome has more than 600 plasma TVs scattered throughout the stadium.

About 40,000 pints of beer can be served during half time at Wembley Stadium. At the Georgia Dome, the stadium runs near 33,000 feet (the length of 109 football fields) to feed dispensers and quench fans' thirst.

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The Atlanta Falcons traveled to London for a home game against the Detroit Lions. So how does their London home compare to their Atlanta digs? Opened in 1992, the Georgia Dome seats 71,250 fans.

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