Photos: All quiet at the site for the Final Four

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Photos: All quiet at the site for the Final Four

College basketball’s big event was set for Atlanta but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

One person walks past Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which would have been the site of the college basketball Final Four this weekend. It was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

This aerial photo shows empty streets near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, where the Final Four would have been held. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Retractable crowd-control barriers sit unused outside of the ticket office at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

This aerial photo shows empty streets near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, where the Final Four would have been held. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

This aerial photo shows empty streets near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, where the Final Four would have been held. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

The MARTA Dome\CNN transit station is temporarily closed in downtown Atlanta. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

This parking lot would have been full for the Final Four. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

This aerial photo shows empty streets near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, where the Final Four would have been held. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

The exterior of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

The Final Four was to have been held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, starting Saturday, April 4. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

This aerial photo shows empty streets near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, where the Final Four would have been held. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

The only sign of life outside of the MARTA Dome\CNN transit station are pigeons as they look for food in downtown Atlanta. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

A lone bicycle rider pedals past Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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One person walks past Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which would have been the site of the college basketball Final Four this weekend. It was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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