2013

TQ3784 : National Paralympics Day, Olympic Park

taken 11 years ago, near to Stratford, Newham, England

National Paralympics Day, Olympic Park
National Paralympics Day, Olympic Park
The renamed and recently partly re-opened Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park hosted the first National Paralympics Day alongside the Mayor of London's Liberty Festival on 7th September 2013, The Olympic Village can be seen on the right
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, 1611 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Gillett   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 7 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3759 8487 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.7575N 0:1.0299W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 37544 84839
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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