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      • Millennium Dome, massive construction project and tourist attraction in Greenwich, London, England. It was initiated to house an exhibition for the approach of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium ce (the official start of which was January 1, 2001).
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  2. Sep 3, 2024 · Millennium Dome, massive construction project and tourist attraction in Greenwich, London, England. It was initiated to house an exhibition for the approach of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium ce (the official start of which was January 1, 2001).

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  3. The Dome project was conceived, originally on a somewhat smaller scale, under John Major's Conservative government, as a Festival of Britain or World's Fair-type showcase to celebrate the third millennium.

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    1996 (19 June): Although the Dome is often painted as a New Labour vanity project, its origins lie with John Major's Tory administration. The Millennium commission was set up in 1994 to identify the best ways to celebrate the year 2000 and, on 19 June 1996, it selected Greenwich Peninsula (over Birmingham's existing NEC) as the focus of those celeb...

    1999 (31 Dec): The Dome's big moment finally arrives, as the Queen and a tent-full of invited dignitaries assemble to see in the change in year, century and millennium*. In keeping with the various fiascos that plagued its genesis, many people are kept waiting outside due to a ticketing problem. 2000 (1 Jan): The year-long Millennium Experience ope...

    2005 (May): The Millennium Dome is dead. Long live the O2. The name change happens on 31 May 2005, with telecoms firm O2 paying £6 million a year for the naming rights. Meanwhile, work is well under way to transform the building and its surrounding area, but it will take many years to fully pupate. 2007 (24 June): Bon Jovi open the O2 to the public...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eden_ProjectEden Project - Wikipedia

    The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. [ 2 ] The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, [ 3 ] and each enclosure emulates a natural biome.

  5. Millennium Dome is a large building with a single roof located on the banks of the River Thames, on a former industrial land on the Greenwich Peninsula, southeast of London, England. The Millennium Dome project or Millennium Dome was born with the need to restore the attractiveness of the Greenwich Peninsula and revive its potential cultural ...

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  6. www.edenproject.com › mission › architectureArchitecture - Eden Project

    Key information. Architecture inspired by nature. Context-specific designs. Low-energy buildings. Biome architecture. Designed by Grimshaw Architects, our two Biome buildings - the Rainforest Biome and the Mediterranean Biome - each consist of several domes joined together, and are joined in the middle by the Link building. Inspiration.

  7. Overview. Commissioned to mark the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Millennium Dome was intended as a celebratory, emblematic and non-hierarchical structure that offered a vast, flexible space. The 100,000-square-metre (1.08 million-square-foot) adaptable space was suitable for the exhibition and performance events as well as any ...

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