Millennium Dome / O2 Arena (London, UK)
N 51° 30.173 E 000° 00.193
31U E 292019 N 5710008
The Millenium Dome in London, designed by renowned British architect Richard George Rogers and opened in December 31, 1999, is one of structures built to celebrate the new millennium.
Waymark Code: WMM6W5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/01/2014
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The Millenium Dome in London, designed by renowned British architect Richard George Rogers and opened in December 31, 1999, is one of structures built to celebrate the new millennium.
The huge dome is over one kilometer round and 50 m high at its center. It covers 20 acres of ground floor space. The Millennium Dome was designed as a one-year, temporary structure. The Dome closed to visitors on December 31, 2000 - a few hours before the official start of the new millennium. Great Britain spent the next few years looking for ways to use the Dome and the surrounding land on the Greenwich Peninsula. The original exhibition complex was demolished, but the shell of the dome remains. The Millennium Dome is now centerpiece of the The O2 entertainment district with an indoor arena, exhibition space, a music club, a cinema, bars, and restaurants.
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