United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981977The Omni Coliseum, an arena completed in 1972, was the first major project for the Atlanta architectural firm Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback, and Associates. The arena held 16,500 spectators and was home to the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, as well as the site for numerous other sporting events and concerts.Photograph of the Omni Coliseum, an arena completed in 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the first major project for the Atlanta architectural firm Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback, and Associates. The arena, paneled in black glass, held 16,500 spectators and was home to the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, as well as the site for numerous other sporting events and concerts.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/thompson-ventulett-stainback-and-associates-tvsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/thompson-ventulett-stainback-and-associates-tvsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaArchitecture--Georgia--AtlantaArenas--Georgia--AtlantaSports facilities--Georgia--AtlantaBasketball arenas--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta Hawks (Basketball team)Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and AssociatesArchitecture, ModernAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Omni ColiseumStillImage