|
Year Opened |
1999 |
| Capacity |
20,000
(Basketball) |
|
Architect |
HOK
Sport+Venue+Event |
| Web Site |
www.philipsarena.com |
| Phone |
404/878-3000 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
Atlanta Hawks
(NBA) / Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) / Georgia
Force (AFL) |
| Parking |
Parking is
available in the various lots around the
arena including the CNN Decks and Centennial
Garage located on Centennial Olympic Park
Drive across from the arena. CNN Decks and
Centennial Garage may also be entered from
Spring Street. Accessible parking is
available in both lots.Parking is also
available at the Philips Arena lot on Park
Avenue West (formally Foundry Street). Take
Marietta Street southbound. Turn left onto
Park Avenue West. At the fork bear to the
right and proceed ahead. The Philips Arena /
Alright Lot is located on the left. This lot
will accommodate buses and large vans. |
|
Directions |
1 Philips Dr. Atlanta GA
30303.
From North of Atlanta:
Take I-75/I-85 South Exit at
Williams Street - Exit 249C. Turn right on
Baker Street. Turn left onto Centennial
Olympic Park Drive (formerly Techwood
Drive).
From South of Atlanta:
Take I-75/I-85 North Exit at
Andrew Young International Blvd. - Exit 248C
(one way street). Turn left onto Centennial
Olympic Park Drive (formerly Techwood
Drive).
From East of Atlanta:
Take I-20 West
Exit at
Windsor/Spring St - Exit 56B. Turn right
onto Spring Street. Turn left onto Marietta
Street. Turn left onto Centennial Olympic
Park Drive (formerly Techwood Drive).
From West of Atlanta:
Take I-20 East. Exit at
Windsor/Spring St - Exit 56B. Turn left onto
Spring St. Turn left onto Marietta Street.
Turn left onto Centennial Olympic Park Drive
(formerly Techwood Drive).
Taking MARTA:
Philips Arena/CNN Center is
located on the East/West line just one stop
west of the Five Points Station. |
History
Located
on the same site as the old Omni Coliseum,
Philips Arena is the home of the NBA’s Atlanta
Hawks, the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers, and the
Arena Football League’s Georgia Force.
Completed in 1999, the consensus was the $213
million bowl would begin revitalizing the
downtown’s declining entertainment market.
Philips Arena is built adjacently to the CNN
Center, and the sweeping roof - which is
patterned after the opera house in Sydney,
Australia - spells out ‘CNN’ in its supporting
columns.
The arrangement of
the arena’s seating is unique, with club seats
and luxury boxes along one side of the playing
surface, and with general admission seating
along the other three sides. This was done to
bring more seats closer to the playing area,
while still having a large number of club
seats. During a conversation between ESPN’s
Gary Thorne and Bill Clement, they noted this
new concept of having one side comprised
entirely of suites, with Clement adding, “This
is one fabulous building, folks. And they’ve
thought of everything.”
