Notable structures and sites of interest in downtown Atlanta include the State Capitol (1889); Underground Atlanta, a subterranean marketplace with shops, bars, and cafes; City Hall (1930); and the Peachtree Center business complex. The Georgia Dome, the home of the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the Philips Arena, where the Atlanta Hawks basketball team and the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team began play in 1999, are also located downtown.
Points of interest in southern Atlanta include the Atlanta Zoo; the Cyclorama (a 109-m/358-ft mural depicting the Civil War Battle of Atlanta); The Wren's Nest (former home of 19th and early-20th century writer Joel Chandler Harris); and Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, which opened in 1997. Northern Atlanta is the site of Ansley Park residential community, the governor's mansion, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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