Visit London Blog » aerial photography http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 In Pictures: New Aerial Photos of the London 2012 Olympic Park http://blog.visitlondon.com/2010/11/in-pictures-new-aerial-photos-of-the-london-2012-olympic-park/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2010/11/in-pictures-new-aerial-photos-of-the-london-2012-olympic-park/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:30:53 +0000 Zoe Craig http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=17093 South-facing aerial view of the Olympic Stadium with a view of Canary Wharf. Photo taken on 11 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Olympic Stadium. Photo taken on 11 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Aquatics Centre showing work on the temporary seating. Photo taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Aquatics Centre. Photo taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Basketball Arena. Picture taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Basketball Arena next to the Olympic Village Picture taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Handball Arena. Picture taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Velodrome. Picture taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008 Aerial view of the Velodrome. Taken on 10 Nov 10 by Anthony Charlton. © ODA 2008

Earlier in the month, London 2012 released a new batch of aerial photos of the Olympic Park.

Click on the thumbnails above to see our pick of the best ones, including great views of

  1. The Olympic Stadium, which is now structurally complete with roof and lighting towers in place. Work is continuing on the field of play and installing the seats
  2. The Handball Arena, showing the structure is complete and weather-tight. The unique roof – fitted with natural light-pipes to illuminate the venue – is also finished. The top half of the building is now being clad in 3,000sq m of copper cladding
  3. The Basketball Arena showing the venue’s completed cladding, Inside, 12,000 seats are being installed, while the lifts, toilets and external service rooms are still being built
  4. The Velodrome, which is now structurally complete and watertight, and the timber track is being installed

Find out more at www.visitlondon.com/2012 and www.london2012.com/olympic-park-aerials-show-progress

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