It opened in 2000 as the centrepiece of the UK’smillennium celebrations, which ran from 31 December 1999 to 31 December 2000. Holiday couple isolated in 'disgusting' apartments after positive Covid test, NHS staff in northern England 'exhausted' amid second wave fears, Ministers in talks of pre-Christmas lockdown for uni students, Coronavirus live lUK atest as Greater Manchester braced for Tier 3 lockdown, Large emergency services response after pedestrian struck on Oldham Road, Seven boroughs record highest infection rates so far, Are we heading for a 'circuit breaker' lockdown? The Millennium Dome was the centrepiece of British celebrations for the dawning of the year 2000. AEG still hoped to host a super casino in the reserved space at the O2. The O2 centre will feature in the 2012 London Olympics, when it will host both the gymnastics and basketball finals. This time around, it's Anschutz' deal that is set to be the blockbuster. He also said that the notion that restrictions can be imposed “without causing harm is an illusion” Read more. So much so that when news emerged yesterday that the US billionaire Philip Anschutz, 72, was putting his Anschutz Entertainment Group – which owns the O2 and stakes in other sports, music and entertainment businesses – up for sale, experts said its assets could fetch as much as $7bn (£4bn), making it one of the biggest sports and entertainment deals on record. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about, The Millennium Dome, as it was once known, sits on the Greenwich Peninsula in London, Paula Henry says she has been threatened with being sent to prison if she leaves her enforced isolation, Staff fear a ‘horrendous’ winter as hospitals try to carry out normal services amid rising Covid casesDoctors and nurses in areas of northern England with some of the highest Covid infection rates have described being “physically and emotionally” exhausted, as the NHS braces itself for the second wave of the pandemic.Most of the north has been put into the tier 2 “high risk” category, with Merseyside in the highest – tier 3 – bracket. Protect your creative work - we'll remove this image from our site for as long as you need it. What is the Millennium Dome? The Millennium Dome, as it was once known, sits on the Greenwich Peninsula in London Read more. In 2001, government agency English Partnerships took ownership of the building and NMEC was liquidated. The Dome was also beset by organisational problems when it opened, with thousands of visitors made to stand outside in the cold queuing for tickets.

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1994 John Major's Tory government first raises the idea of building an enormous dome to mark the start of the new millennium.

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As with the O2, it has focused on sites in unloved areas, believing fans will come to see stars such as Madonna or Justin Bieber wherever they're playing. The Jubilee Line extension, seen as essential for bringing visitors to the north Greenwich peninsula, was delayed by 14 months.

And once the millennial exhibitions closed down there was still huge uncertainty about what to do next. When did it open and close? The Experience had been expected to focus on British history, but in fact aimed to be modern, prompting anger about what some saw as its 'political correctness'. A new scandal hit the Dome in summer 2006, relating to the ambitions of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to host Britain's first 'super casino'. Your Easy-access (EZA) account allows those in your organization to download content for the following uses: It overrides the standard online composite license for still images and video on the Getty Images website. European Structural Steel Design Award 2000 It started life being dismissed as a New Labour vanity project, then disappointed thousands of visitors with its overly sponsored "zones".

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The Millennium Dome, as it was once known, sits on the Greenwich Peninsula in London. Click here to request Getty Images Premium Access through IBM Creative Design Services. 1998 Dome officials admit that its net grant requirement was £441m rather than the original £399m. Built on the site of the Meridian Line in north Greenwich - symbolising time - the Dome was, at the time of construction, the biggest dome in the world, occupying 300 acres of a formerly contaminated derelict gasworks. Known as the O2 since 2005 – and after an extensive redevelopment as a concert arena and entertainment centre - the Dome was originally built to house the Millennium Experience, a government-backed exhibition celebrating the start of the 21st century. The national lottery was also due a share, worth £70 million, in recognition of its original investment. AEG formed part of the Meridian consortium and was responsible for turning the building into a sports and entertainment arena. The former gasworks had been derelict for more than two decades and was the largest undeveloped site on the River Thames.

ran out of money by 28 January 2000 – four weeks after its opening night. But 12 years on, the reputation of Greenwich's Dome – or the O2 Arena, as it is now known, thanks to a £6m-a-year naming deal with Telefónica – has been transformed. This worsened the public perception of the Dome. Your EZA account will remain in place for a year.

Without a license, no further use can be made, such as: Because collections are continually updated, Getty Images cannot guarantee that any particular item will be available until time of licensing. Manchester United left it late to complete the vast majority of their transfer business this summer, meaning they could still be tempted to dip into the free market to strengthen their options. Millennium Dome. This is what we know so far, Couple injured after being run over by yob who tried to sell them drugs, Covid-19 cases now confirmed at 489 Greater Manchester schools, Manchester Arena security boss 'never told to check area' where bomber hid, Health bosses 'recommend Greater Manchester is moved into tier 3', "Bleak Christmas looms": More than 2,000 Manchester Airport-based jobs at risk, Nine more people with coronavirus have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals, Villagers fed-up with fly-tipping chipped in for cameras - this is what they saw, Operation Moonshot aborted? He was rebuked by parliament's committee on standards and privileges for failing to declare the visit, which could be seen as a conflict of interests, on the register of MPs' interests at the time. 2009 Trinity College Cambridge spends £24m buying the holding company of the 999-year lease for the Millennium Dome.

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