2012

TQ3785 : Basketball Arena, Olympic Park

taken 12 years ago, near to Leyton, Waltham Forest, England

Basketball Arena, Olympic Park
Basketball Arena, Olympic Park
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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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure
This photo is linked from: Articles: · London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Automatic Clusters: · Basketball Arena [20] Other Photos: · Wall cladding of Basketball Arena Title Clusters: · Basketball Arena, Olympic Park [3] ·
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TQ3785, 306 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 377 853 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.9929N 0:0.9158W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 376 852
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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