2012

TQ3784 : River Lea junction, London 2012

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

River Lea junction, London 2012
River Lea junction, London 2012
This river flows through the Olympic Park, from Hackney to Bow (before it reaches the River Thames).

On the right is the Olympic Stadium and the Orbit Sculpture.
On the left, is Olympic Aquatic Centre.
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.

The ArcelorMittal Orbit

The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a 115-metre-high (377 ft) observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The steel sculpture is Britain's largest piece of public art,[3] and is intended to be a permanent, lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the Stratford area. Sited between the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre, it allows visitors to view the whole Olympic Park from two observation platforms.
See LinkExternal link for more details on the tower/sculpture

Orbit was designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Olympic Park [641] · River Lea [381] · Olympic Stadium [261] · Hackney Wick [138] Other Photos: · River Lea junction, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park ·
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TQ3784, 1611 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 10 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3764 8435 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.4764N 0:0.9989W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3761 8437
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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