London 2012 Olympics
Did you know London is the first city to host the Summer Olympic
Games for a third time? The 2012 London Olympic Games will take place
from July 27, 2012 to August 12, 2012. London will also play host to
the fourteenth Paralympics. The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be
held from August 29, 2012 to September 9, 2012. London
had hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948.
2012 London Olympics Logo
The
London Olympic logo designed by Wolff Olins was revealed to the world
on June 4, 2007 and it costed £400,000. The Olympic logo represents the
figure 2012 and has Olympic Rings embedded inside the zero.
The
2012 Olympic logo
will be employed for both Olympic Games as well as Paralympic Games in
2012. The standard shades for the logo are magenta, blue, orange and
green.
Olympic Games 2012 Schedule
Medals for 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games
The
champions of 2012 London Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games will be
honored with medals at the Victory Ceremonies in UK. The designs of
London Olympic Games medals were first exposed to public on 27 July 2011
as a part of the celebrations. These medals are produced in Britain.
The design was made by a British artist renowned for decorative art,
David Watkins.
Paralympic Games medals will also be produced in UK but are designed
by Lin Cheung. These medals depict the spirit and courage that the
participants of Paralympic Games exhibit.
2012 Olympic Stadium, London
The
stadium built for 2012 London Olympic Games is the most sustainable
stadium. The stadium is the third largest stadium in Britain. The
stadium is located at Stratford in London. The stadium has a capacity of
80,000. The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic
Games will be held in the Olympic Stadium. Olympic Stadium will also
host the Olympic as well as Paralympic athletic events.
London Olympic Stadium Construction – Architectural Marvel
With the London 2012 Olympics promising to be one of the most
spectacular events ever, the organizers are planning to build a Olympic
stadium which would be one of the most unique, modern and large stadiums
in the world. In fact, the Olympic stadium promises to be one of the
major attractions of the London 2012 Olympics. The stadium is proposed
to be built at the Lower Lea Valley in Stratford. The location chosen
at Stratford is Marshgate Lane.
You
would be amazed to note that the capacity of the Olympic Stadium would
be a massive eighty thousand. This would also make it the third largest
and one of the most modern in Britain. As already known, the Wembley
stadium is the largest in Britain. What is most unique about the
Olympics Stadium design is that the huge capacity of eighty thousand can
be greatly and easily reduced to twenty five thousand after the Olympic
Games are over. This is definitely an architectural marvel.
Although, the Olympic Stadium is made up of layers, many of them are
temporary. The method of constructing the Olympic Stadium has been
formulated intelligently based on the principle of cut and fill. Under
this approach, the land is dug deep till it assumes the shape of a bowl,
which would be easily able to accommodate twenty five thousand
permanent seats. In other words, this bowl structure forms the
permanent part of the Olympic Stadium. The architects have also planned
to build a temporary structure above the permanent structure which
would accommodate a good fifty five thousand individuals.
You should also note that the track and field part of the Olympic
Stadium is being laid around the permanent structure. This has been
done mainly by excavating the soft clay from the earth. The whole job
is being done by using rakers made of concrete. The ground over there
has got a natural slope and the architects have taken full advantage of
this aspect to incorporate this in to the Olympic Stadium design. The
changing rooms and warm-up areas are also being planned to be built in
the basement region. The upper temporary structure is made of
lightweight steel and concrete which is demountable, in order to
accommodate fifty five thousand spectators. This work is going on at a
brisk pace.
It has been decided that the temporary structure of the Olympic
Stadium would be made using fabric which is lightweight. The entire
roof of the Olympic Stadium is going to be made out of fabric and would
be based on the principles of engineering, governing a bicycle wheel.
The roof, although made from fabric would be strong enough to hold all
the lights installed for the various sporting events and ceremonies.
The Olympic stadium is being built using state of the art technology
since it is going to play host to millions of fans watching the sports
events on their television, thousands of spectators who would be
attending the games, the press from the world over, the various heads of
states and some of the world’s greatest sportsmen. The key feature of
this wonderful modern stadium is that once the Olympic Games are over,
this stadium can be used for local and domestic purpose. This is one of
the main objectives behind the unique spectacular design of the Olympic
Stadium.
