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 The O2 entertainment complex, which houses the arena | |
  The O2 Arena Location within Royal Borough of Greenwich | |
| Full name | The O2 Arena |
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| Former names | North Greenwich Arena (during the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics) |
| Location | Greenwich, London, SE10 |
| Coordinates | 51°30′10″N 0°00′12″E / 51.5029°N 0.0032°E |
| Public transit |  North Greenwich |
| Owner | Homes England |
| Operator | Ansco Arena Limited (AEG Live) Europe |
| Capacity | 20,000[1] |
| Surface | Versatile |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2003–2007 |
| Opened | 24 June 2007 |
| Architect | HOK Sport Now POPULOUS [2] |
| Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers Ltd.[3] |
| General contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine |
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The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the third-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind Co-op Live and Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena.[1] As of 2022, it is the ninth-largest building in the world by volume with a diameter of 365 metres (399 yards) and a height of 52 metres (57 yards).
The arena was built under the Millennium Dome (renamed The O2), a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall The O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2, a subsidiary of Virgin Media O2.
- ^ a b White, Dominic (15 April 2008). "The Lemon Dome That Was Transformed into O2's Concert Crown". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Transforming a tent into the World's favourite venue". Populous. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ O2 Arena – ME Engineers Archived 24 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine