| The Cyclorama moved from its longtime Grant Park home to the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead, reopening there on February 22, 2019 as "Cyclorama: The Big Picture." The Grant Park building it left behind is now part of Zoo Atlanta. | ||
| The Painting - The Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta is the world's largest oil painting, a fully restored 49-foot-tall, football-field-length canvas painted in 1885-86 by 17 German artists in Milwaukee. It depicts the 1864 Battle of Atlanta and debuted in 1886. The Experience - Visitors enter through a tunnel beneath the diorama, then ride an escalator up to a stationary 360-degree viewing platform. A 12-minute film is projected onto the painting every hour starting at 10 am, with the last showing at 3 pm. Diorama - The three-dimensional foreground diorama, with figures designed by WPA artists, still adds depth to the painting's illusion of space. Steam Locomotive Texas - The Texas, which played a key role in the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862 (also known as Andrews' Raid), moved along with the Cyclorama and is now displayed in the glass-walled walkway leading to the exhibit. The Texas was used by the Confederates to pursue and recover the locomotive General, stolen by Union raiders led by James J. Andrews. The General is on exhibit at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Great Locomotive Chase was the subject of a Disney movie in 1956. |
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| Hours and Fees | ||
| Open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm (closed Monday). Admission: Included with Atlanta History Center's general admission ($27 adults, $24 children ages 4-12), which also covers the museum, historic Swan House and gardens. |
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| Phone, Address and Website | ||
| Phone: 404-814-4000 - Address: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. NW, Atlanta Georgia 30305 Cyclorama: The Big Picture Website |
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