10 Facts About Millennium Dome

Millennium Dome was the original name of the large dome-shaped building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, which housed a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium.

The value of the 48 acres occupied by the Millennium Dome was estimated at £48 million, which could have been realised by demolishing the structure, but it was considered preferable to preserve the Millennium Dome.

Just before its opening Blair claimed the Millennium Dome would be "a triumph of confidence over cynicism, boldness over blandness, excellence over mediocrity".

The Millennium Dome was planned to take over the functions performed by the London Arena after its closure.

Millennium Dome was still of interest to the press, the government's difficulties in selling it being the subject of much critical comment.

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The Timekeepers of the Millennium Dome attraction was acquired by the Chessington World of Adventures theme park in Surrey.

Report in 2005 by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee found that the cost of the process of selling the Millennium Dome and surrounding land and managing the Millennium Dome until the deal was closed was £28.

The value of the 48 acres occupied by the Millennium Dome was estimated at £48 million, which could have been realised by demolishing the structure, but it was considered preferable to preserve the Millennium Dome.

Millennium Dome was publicly renamed as The O2 on 31 May 2005, in a £6 million-per-year deal with telecommunications company O2 plc, now a subsidiary of Telefonica Europe.

Issues related to the Millennium Dome damaged the political careers of government ministers Peter Mandelson and John Prescott.