2012

TQ3785 : Basketball arena - Olympic Park

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

Basketball arena - Olympic Park
Basketball arena - Olympic Park
The arena is a temporary structure for the Olympic and Paralympic games as well as Basketball the arena is being used for Wheelchair Rugby.
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, 306 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Paul Gillett   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 37788 85083 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.8694N 0:0.8537W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 37732 85000
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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