o2 Arena - (Millennium Dome) - North Greenwich, London
N 51° 30.127 E 000° 00.286
31U E 292123 N 5709919
The Millennium Dome - One of the great buildings of the World, largest dome construction in the World, also a 2012 Olympic Venue, now called the 'o2 Arena' a multi purpose entertainment venue.
Waymark Code: WMFFCK
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/10/2012
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One of the United Kingdom's most recognisable landmarks. It can easily be seen on aerial photographs of London.
"The O2 Arena is a multi purpose entertainment venue situated in south-east London, formerly known as The Millenium Dome. It is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe with a seating capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event.
The O2 venue plays host to rock and pop concerts, stand up comedy and sporting events such as basketball, tennis and gymnastics.
The O2 has been built with the audience in mind and boasts 'clear sight lines from every angle, crystal clear acoustics and comfy seating'. They have even resolved the age old problem of queues for the toilets by installing 548!" Text Source: (
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o2 Trivia.
"•The O2 has an overall diameter of 365 metres, an internal diameter of 320 metres, a circumference of a kilometre and is 52 metres high at its central point
•The twelve steel masts are 100 metres high
•If you turned The O2 upside down, it would take Niagara Falls 15 minutes to fill it
•Alternatively, you could fill it with 3.8 billion pints of beer or the contents of 1100 olympic-sized swimming pools
•The volume of The O2 is equal to thirteen Albert Halls ten St Paul’s Cathedrals or two old Wembley Stadiums
•18,000 double-decker buses could fit into The O2
•The O2 is as high as Nelson’s Column
•The Eiffel Tower could fit inside The O2 lying on its side
•12 football pitches or 72 tennis courts could fit in The O2
•Entertainment Avenue is the same length & breadth as New Bond Street." Text Source: (
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