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[[ | [[Image:Atlas Arena.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of Atlas Arena.]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:Caprica - Atlas statue at Atlas Arena.jpg|thumb|The figure of Atlas standing over the arena.]] | ||
'''Atlas Arena''' was a [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] stadium in [[Caprica City]], | '''Atlas Arena''' was a [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] stadium in [[Caprica City]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] and was the home field for the [[Caprica City Buccaneers]] prior to the [[First Cylon War]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]", "[[Rebirth]]"). An enormous venue, Atlas Arena was able to accommodate more than 30,000 spectators and hosted Pyramid Worlds Championships games ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]"). Team owner, wealthy industrialist [[Daniel Graystone]], often frequented games at Atlas Arena, observing the matches from his luxurious owner's box with his wife, Doctor [[Amanda Graystone]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]"). | ||
Some 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], an [[Soldiers of the One|STO]] terrorist cell led by Sister [[Clarice Willow]] used [[holoband]] simulations of a bombing at Atlas Arena to convince [[Cylon Religion|monotheist]] leaders on [[Gemenon]] to accept Willow's notion of [[apotheosis]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Unvanquished]]"). | |||
An enormous statue of [[Atlas]] overlooks the stadium ([[CAP]]: "[[Caprica pilot|Pilot]]"). | |||
:''According to BSG and ''Caprica'' visual effects supervisor [[Doug Drexler]], Atlas Arena was based upon the architectural designs of [[Wikipedia: Santiago Calatrava|Santiago Calatrava]], "We decided that it’s architectural inspiration would come from renowned architect Calatrava. This ties nicely to the the Cylon [[Resurrection Ship]] from BSG, also Calatrava inspired. Atlas stadium was built by modeling maestro [[Pierre Drolet]]." [http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/vancouver-as-caprica-city/] | |||
:''Atlas Arena in the pilot episode of ''Caprica'' was shot at the [[Wikipedia: General Motors Place|General Motors Place]] in downtown Vancouver, home rink of the [[Wikipedia: Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver Canucks]]. These scenes were later reshot on the ''Caprica'' sound stages for the aired version of the episode and all other subsequent episodes featuring Atlas Arena. | |||
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