2012

TQ3784 : Olympic Village

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

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Olympic Village in this square
Olympic Village
Olympic Village
Accommodation for Olympic and Paralympic competitors. The buildings will be refitted into apartments afterwards.
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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This photo is linked from: Articles: · London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Automatic Clusters: · Olympic Park [641] Title Clusters: · Olympic Village [2] ·
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TQ3784, 1592 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 378 849 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.8020N 0:0.7943W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 375 846
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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