London Olympic Stadium Venue and Pictures 2012

London Olympic Stadium Venue and Pictures 2012

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games which is officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad will be held at London, United Kingdom from the 27th of July to the 12th of August 2012. It would be the third time that London is going to host the Olympic Games having previously done in 1908 and 1948. It was declared the host city on July 6th 2005 by the IOC at the 117th IOC session that was held in Singapore, where London defeated the other places. During this period of 17 days London would be hosting 26 different types types at 34 astonishing venues. Some of the existing venues have been modified and some new venues have been solely constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics. All the venues for the Olympics have been divided into three zones; the River zone, the Central Zone and the Olympic Zone.
Location and Design: The London Olympic Stadium which is located south of the Olympic Park will hold the major centre of attraction during the games. It is situated on an island site which is surrounded by water on three ways. Five bridges link the site to the surrounding area through which the people can reach the venue. The exact location of the stadium is at Marshgate Lane in the lower sea valley. After Wembley Stadium and Twickenham Stadium it is temporarily the third largest stadium in Britain. It has a capacity of approximately 80000 spectators with 25000 permanent seats in the lower tier and 55000 seats built temporarily in the upper tier. The build of the stadium is such that the upper tier can be easily dismantled after the games.

Features: The Track and Field Arena have been excavated out of the soft clay that was found on the site. The natural slope of the land has further facilitated the design of the Olympic Stadium. The 80m warm up track and changing areas and medical facilities have been built in a semi basement position at the lower end of the place. Refreshments and merchandise outlets have been decided to be placed outside the stadium rather than inside to prevent chances of fire and other hazards. The toilet areas inside the arena known as pods have been designed from recycled shipping containers which have further reduced the unnecessary plumbing costs since they are self contained with water and sewage management. Two thirds of the stadium will be covered by cable supported roofs made from light polymer membranes which would also reduce the chance of winds and facilitate in the sprint and jump games.Click Here


After the Games : After the Olympics the venue will be scaled back 25000 seats as before and will serve as a venue for athletics and other sports and cultural and community needs.

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  London Olympic Stadium

 London Olympic Stadium

 London Olympic Stadium

 London Olympic Stadium

 London Olympic Stadium

 London Olympic Stadium

London 2012 Olympic Stadium Construction Completed