Millennium Dome

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The Millennium Dome is a large, iconic dome-shaped exhibition structure in Greenwich, London, originally built to celebrate the year 2000 and now redeveloped as The O2 entertainment complex.

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Millennium Dome canonical 7
Millennium Dome structure 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
dome
exhibition pavilion
landmark
architect Richard Rogers
architecturalFirm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
builtToCelebrate year 2000
cityBorough Royal Borough of Greenwich
closureDateAsExhibition 2000-12-31
constructionStartDate 1997
country United Kingdom
currentName The O2 Arena
surface form: The O2
currentOwner Anschutz Entertainment Group
currentUse concert venue
entertainment complex
leisure and retail complex
developerForRedevelopment Meridian Delta
diameter 365 metres
floorArea over 80,000 square metres
formerNameOf The O2 Arena
surface form: The O2
funding partly funded by UK National Lottery
height 52 metres
locatedOn Greenwich Peninsula
location Greenwich
London, England
surface form: London
mainContractor Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
surface form: Sir Robert McAlpine
managementCompany AEG Europe
mastHeight 100 metres
notableEvent hosted events for the London 2012 Olympic Games at The O2
notableFor being one of the largest domes in the world
distinctive yellow support masts
numberOfMasts 12
openedFor millennium celebrations
openingDate 1999-12-31
ownerDuringExhibition UK government
primaryUseIn2000 Millennium Experience exhibition
publicTransitAccess North Greenwich Underground station
publicTransitLine Jubilee line
redevelopedAs The O2 Arena
surface form: The O2
redevelopmentPeriod mid-2000s
roofMaterial PTFE-coated glass fibre fabric
situatedOn south bank of the River Thames
structuralEngineer Buro Happold
symbolism 12 masts represent 12 months of the year
diameter of 365 metres represents days of the year
height of 52 metres represents weeks of the year
theme celebration of the third millennium
typeOfStructure tensile fabric structure

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Richard Rogers notableWork Millennium Dome
Richard Rogers coDesignerOf Millennium Dome
The O2 Arena builtWithin Millennium Dome
this entity surface form: Millennium Dome structure
London Docklands hasLandmark Millennium Dome
The O2 complex formerName Millennium Dome