The millennium dome o2 arena by architect populous was built in london england in 1996 1999.
O2 arena roof construction.
The arena was built under the former millennium dome.
It opened in its present form in 2007.
It has the second highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the united kingdom behind the manchester arena and in 2008 was the world s busiest music arena.
Due to the impossibility of using cranes inside the dome structure the arena s roof was constructed on the ground within the dome and then lifted.
The o2 arena is a multi purpose indoor arena in the centre of the o2 entertainment complex on the greenwich peninsula in southeast london.
One of the world s premier entertainment venues.
It is 50m high.
It was then remodeled in 2005 2007.
Raising the roof at the o2 working within an existing building through ingenious engineering we overcame the major challenge of constructing and installing the arena s 4 500 tonne roof.
The dome shaped structure which now houses the o2 s entertainment avenue and arena was originally constructed as the millennium dome and housed the millennium experience a major exhibition to celebrate the start of the third millennium.
The arena building s structure was then built around the roof.