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51°30′10.14″N 0°0′11.22″E / 51.5028167°N 0.0031167°E
| The O2 | |
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.jpg) The O2 pictured in 2013 | |
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| Former names | Millennium Dome (2000) |
| General information | |
| Type | Entertainment venue |
| Architectural style | Dome/tent |
| Location | Greenwich Peninsula London, England |
| Current tenants | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Completed | 31 December 1999 (original usage) |
| Opening | 24 June 2007 (current usage) |
| Owner | Greater London Authority[1] |
| Height | 52 m (central point within canopy) 100 m (steel masts) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 365 m (canopy overall) 320 m (internal canopy) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel, tension fabric |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Rogers (canopy) Populous (redeveloped interior) |
| Structural engineer | BuroHappold Engineering |
| Services engineer | BuroHappold Engineering (canopy) M-E Engineers (redeveloped interior) |
| Awards and prizes | Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award |
| Website | |
| theo2 | |
The O2 (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars, restaurants, and a guided tour to the top of the O2. It was built largely within the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped canopy built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; consequently The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly refers to the indoor arena within The O2. Naming rights to the district were purchased by the mobile telephone provider O2 from its developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), during the development of the district. AEG owns the long-term lease on the O2 Arena and surrounding leisure space.
From the closure of the original Millennium Experience exhibition occupying the site, several ways of reusing the Millennium Dome's shell were proposed and then rejected. The renaming of the Dome in 2005 gave publicity to its transition into an entertainment district. The Dome's shell remained in situ, but its interior and the area around North Greenwich Station, the QE2 pier and the main entrance area were completely redeveloped.
The area is served by North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee line, which was opened just before the millennium exhibition, and by bus routes. Thames Clippers operate a river boat service for London River Services; the present tenants, AEG, purchased Thames Clippers in order to provide river links between central London and The O2. As well as a commuter service, Thames Clippers operates the O2 Express service. Local buses also serve the station and the nearby O2.
On 23 February 2017, O2 announced that they had agreed to a deal with AEG to maintain the naming rights of The O2 for a further 10 years until 2027.[2]
- ^ H.M. Land Registry Title Deed TGL1608
- ^ "10 more years of The O2". o2.co.uk. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.