2012

TQ3785 : The Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park

taken 13 years ago, near to Leyton, Waltham Forest, England

The Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park
The Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park
As seen from the top floor of TQ3785 : Multi-storey Car Park, Olympic Park.

This large scaffolding construction holds the seating around the Hockey pitches for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralolympics.
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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TQ3785, 307 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 15 June, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 June, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3729 8524 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.9613N 0:1.2807W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3716 8522
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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