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TQ3784 : Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from the air

taken 9 years ago, near to Stratford, Newham, England

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from the air
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from the air
Looking south over the site from a Heathrow bound flight from Prague.
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, 1592 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 September, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 378 849 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.7962N 0:0.7686W
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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