subject: The O2 Arena Is A Large Entertainment District In Uk [print this page] The O2 arena is a large entertainment district in UK and it includes an indoor arena, a cinema, a music club, exhibition space, piazzas, bars and restaurants all in itself. The O2 is build inside the former Millennium Dome, which was a special exhibition house build for celebrating the third millennium. The exhibition opened to the public on 1 Jan 2000 and ran till 31st December 2000. The construction of O2 is unique and it is very architecturally sound, as told by famous architect Christina Freville.
Christina Freville also says that the enormity of the O2 can be judged by giving a look at the comparison points of the building. The overall diameter of the O2 is 365 meters with 320 meters of internal diameter and a kilometer's circumference. Its high at the central point is around 50 meters. The height of the steel masts is 100 meter. The enormity of the O2 can be judged by the fact that it can accommodate the entire Eifel Tower inside it if it is lying on its side.
The development of O2 inside the dome was carried on in the form of buildings inside the Millennium Dome structure. The basic structure of the dome was left unaltered except some minor changes in the presentation. The O2 was opened for the public on 24th June 2007 with the concert of Bon Jovi in the O2 arena.
The various facilities and buildings included in the O2 are as arena, known as The O2 arena and an entertainment avenue which is consist of various restaurants and bars. There are also other features such as club lounge, media centre and dressing rooms for performers. Christina Freville points out that the special architectural feature of the O2 design is it being environmentally friendly. Steps have been taken to decrease the level of carbon emissions include the organically converting of waste food and the recycling of used cooking oil for bio fuels. Special emphasis is laid on the security of the O2 by using CCTV and surveillance by security personnel. Also visitors are screened thoroughly before letting them inside the O2.
Other than hosting various music concerts including biggest stars on the planet, O2 has been prominent in featuring many exhibitions as well as sporting events over the past. Christina Freville says that it truly a remarkable achievement for any such event arena to host big stars such as Led Zeppelin on one hand and sport events such as WWF wrestling on the other hand. It also shows the ability of the place to with hold diverse events.
The builders of the O2 are planning to various developments in the O2 to make it more entertaining for the visitors. The recent development plans include a super casino. This will not only attract more visitors but will also bring in a lot of investments for the company to use it for further development of the O2. Apart from the super casino another proposal is to provide overnight visiting facility at the O2. This along with the super casino will bring in huge sums of investments and will result to be highly profitable for the O2.
