Atlanta Cyclorama - Atlanta Museum

Descriptions from Across the Web

• For students, sightseers, and visitor of all ages, the world's largest painting and the longest running show in the US The Battle of Atlanta tells the story of Atlanta's colorful heritage. Through narration*, music, art and sound effects, history comes alive and takes you back to July 22, 1864 to... more on Bcaatlanta.com
• In the 1880s, before there were epic motion pictures, there were Cycloramas. This 42-foot-high cylindrical oil painting depicts the Battle of Atlanta in 1864. Viewed from a 360-degree rotating platform, the vivid details of this historic Civil War battle are now restored and enhanced with music, ... more on TripAdvisor
• Atlanta's Cyclorama is the vivid retelling of the battle of Atlanta via a 360-degree painting, 358 feet in circumference. Visitors view the 42-foot-high painting from seats on a revolving platform as sound and light effects, narration, and 3-D figures heighten the experience of watching the battl... more on GoCityKids.com
• Nowhere can the true drama of the Civil War, Battle of Atlanta be more appreciated than at the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum. This Museum features the world's largest oil painting, the, "Battle of Atlanta." Guided tours occur every hour on the half hour Tuesday through Sunday with narrat... more on gcvb.org
• Open Tues.-Sun. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Closed on Mondays for reserved functions & building rental only - Our shows ... more on entertainment.com

Directions

I-20 to exit 59a (Boulevard). Follow signs. The Cyclorama is located next to Zoo Atlanta in Grant Park. Public Transportation: From Five Points MARTA station take the #97 bus to Grant Park.

Hours

Daily 9:30am-5:30pm (June-Sept); 9:30am-4:30pm (Oct-May),Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Private shows and receptions on Mondays). Guided tours, every hour on the half hour.,9:30am-4:30pm daily

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Cyclorama Admission Rate (subject to change): Adults (13-59): $7.00 Seniors: $6.00 (Age 60 and above) Children (ages 6-12): $5.00 Children under 6 admitted free.
• Collections: A building in Grant Park (named for a New England-born Confederate colonel, not the U.S. president) houses a huge circular painting depicting the 1864 Battle of Atlanta, during which 90% of the city was destroyed. A team of expert European panorama artist

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Atlanta Cyclorama on Yahoo! Travel
• www.webguide.com
• http://www.atlanta.net
• http://www.cobbcvb.com
• http://www.acvb.com
• http://www.gcvb.org
• http://www.800alabama.com