2012

TQ3784 : The Orbit and the Stadium, Olympic Park

taken 12 years ago, near to Stratford, Newham, England

The Orbit and the Stadium, Olympic Park
The Orbit and the Stadium, Olympic Park
As seen from the top floor of TQ3884 : Westfield Shopping Centre Car Park AB.

On the left is TQ3784 : The ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, Olympic Park.
In the foreground are temporary buildings relating to the Olympics competition.
Olympic Park, London

This is a sporting complex is being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. It contains the athletes' Olympic Village and several of the sporting venues including the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The park is overlooked by ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. After the Olympics, the park will be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
See LinkExternal link for more details on the various parts of the park.


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TQ3784, 1575 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 18 June, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 21 June, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3780 8407 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.3231N 0:0.8671W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3803 8463
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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