Millennium Dome Architecture, O2 Arena London Building, Architect, Concert Hall Design, Photo
Millennium Dome London
O2 Arena Building, England – entertainment venue design by Richard Rogers Partnership
26 Nov 2008
Millennium Dome – O2
Facilities: 11-screen cinema; indoor beach; 2 concert halls; exhibition space
Opening: 2007
Aerial photograph of this major entertainment venue:
photo © webbaviation
Building photos © Adrian Welch, Jun 2007
Millennium Dome architect – Richard Rogers
Former Millennium Dome : O2 arena
Date built: 2007
Design: HOK Sport
Sports & entertainment centre inside the former Millennium Dome
Design: various architects including RTKL
For Philip Anschutz
Approximate build cost: £350m
O2 arena architect: HOK Architects (more precisely, HOK Sport)
Zones within the original dome by various architects such as Eva Jiricna Architects (Faith Zone) and Zaha Hadid Architects (Mind Zone)
photo : Damien Vaugh
Address: The O2, Millennium Way, London SE10 0AX
Contact O2 Arena: 020 8269 0202
This building proved very controversial at the time of construction with many opposed to what was viewed as a potential ‘white elephant’.
Location: The O2, Millennium Way, London SE10 0AX
London, England, UK
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Scanned photos from 1997 by Isabelle Lomholt; 1998 by David Welch:
London Stadium : Olympics 2012
Millennium Dome context : North Greenwich Underground Station
The Millennium Dome, colloquially referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium.
Located on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, the exhibition was open to the public from 1 January to 31 December 2000. The project and exhibition was the subject of considerable political controversy as it failed to attract the number of visitors anticipated, with recurring financial problems.
All of the original exhibition and associated complex has since been demolished. The dome still exists, and it is now a key exterior feature of The O2. The Prime Meridian passes the western edge of the Dome and the nearest London Underground station is North Greenwich on the Jubilee Line.
Source: wikipedia
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