| The O2 arena is a large entertainment district in UK | | | | such as club lounge, media centre and dressing rooms |
| and it includes an indoor arena, a cinema, a music club, | | | | for performers. Christina Freville points out that the |
| exhibition space, piazzas, bars and restaurants all in | | | | special architectural feature of the O2 design is it |
| itself. The O2 is build inside the former Millennium | | | | being environmentally friendly. Steps have been taken |
| Dome, which was a special exhibition house build for | | | | to decrease the level of carbon emissions include the |
| celebrating the third millennium. The exhibition opened | | | | organically converting of waste food and the |
| to the public on 1 Jan 2000 and ran till 31st December | | | | recycling of used cooking oil for bio fuels. Special |
| 2000. The construction of O2 is unique and it is very | | | | emphasis is laid on the security of the O2 by using |
| architecturally sound, as told by famous architect | | | | CCTV and surveillance by security personnel. Also |
| Christina Freville. | | | | visitors are screened thoroughly before letting them |
| Christina Freville also says that the enormity of the | | | | inside the O2. |
| O2 can be judged by giving a look at the comparison | | | | Other than hosting various music concerts including |
| points of the building. The overall diameter of the | | | | biggest stars on the planet, O2 has been prominent in |
| O2 is 365 meters with 320 meters of internal | | | | featuring many exhibitions as well as sporting events |
| diameter and a kilometer's circumference. Its high at | | | | over the past. Christina Freville says that it truly a |
| the central point is around 50 meters. The height of | | | | remarkable achievement for any such event arena to |
| the steel masts is 100 meter. The enormity of the | | | | host big stars such as Led Zeppelin on one hand and |
| O2 can be judged by the fact that it can | | | | sport events such as WWF wrestling on the other |
| accommodate the entire Eifel Tower inside it if it is | | | | hand. It also shows the ability of the place to with |
| lying on its side. | | | | hold diverse events. |
| The development of O2 inside the dome was carried | | | | The builders of the O2 are planning to various |
| on in the form of buildings inside the Millennium Dome | | | | developments in the O2 to make it more entertaining |
| structure. The basic structure of the dome was left | | | | for the visitors. The recent development plans include |
| unaltered except some minor changes in the | | | | a super casino. This will not only attract more visitors |
| presentation. The O2 was opened for the public on | | | | but will also bring in a lot of investments for the |
| 24th June 2007 with the concert of Bon Jovi in the | | | | company to use it for further development of the |
| O2 arena. | | | | O2. Apart from the super casino another proposal is |
| The various facilities and buildings included in the O2 | | | | to provide overnight visiting facility at the O2. This |
| are as arena, known as The O2 arena and an | | | | along with the super casino will bring in huge sums of |
| entertainment avenue which is consist of various | | | | investments and will result to be highly profitable for |
| restaurants and bars. There are also other features | | | | the O2. |