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Mark Power - GB. ENGLAND. Millennium Dome. 1998.
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The abseilers, who assembled the cable net high up in the air, cut impressive figures, bedecked in multicoloured ropes and countless ho
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. Three of the twelve masts, each 100 metres tall. The masts bear a striking resemblance to the skylon at the Festival of Britain in 1951...
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The Dome is a structure in perfect balance, with huge forces pulling against each other, the tension in the cables equivalent to the fo
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The world's largest free-stading scaffolding was built in under three weeks, and dismantled in one. With a lift shaft at its edge, it p...
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. Portakabins littered the site, used as offices, changing rooms, canteens. 1 April 1998.
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The roof fabric is unfurled on top of the tower, and the dome begins to resemble an umbrella. The Dome's infrastructure - such as the s...
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. Abseilers dwarfed by the huge structure above them. 29 April 1998.
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The Thames path, on the north side of the river, offered a good view of the construction for the public. 4 May 1998.
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The final piece of fabric is laid over the top half of the cable net. Originally the roof fabric was going to be PVC-coated polyester, ...
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The final piece of fabric is laid over the top half of the cable net. Originally the roof fabric was going to be PVC-coated polyester, ...
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. View from 'Core 5', later to be used as a hospitality suite, toilets and several cafes/restaurants. The ubiquitous Canary Wharf tower l
UK, LONDON, GREENWICH
19 May 1998
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILLENNIUM DOME.
When lit at night by a strange
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. From a distance the heavy machinery of the construction site resembled nothing mo
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. Work begins fitting out the service buildings. 7 October 1998.
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. The construction of the service trenches. The tunnel below, lit by an ethereal, r
GB. ENGLAND. Greenwhich. Room later to become the Dome's only a la carte restaurant. 11 November 1998.
UK, LONDON, GREENWICH
30 November 1998
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILLENNIUM DOME.
Cardboard wrapped concerti
GB. ENGLAND. London, Greenwich. View from helicopter. 8 August 1998.
GB. ENGLAND .London Greenwich. From the Docklands Light Railway. Since the Dome is a celebration of time I felt it was important to try and incorporate a major
GB. ENGLAND. London Greenwich. Abseiller on Dome roof. 1 August 1998
GB. ENGLAND. London Greenwich. A trough for cleaning boots outside the canteen. At this stage there were about 250 people working on site, compared to the peak
GB. ENGLAND. London Greenwich. It was difficult not to get carried away by the sheer size of everything, and I sometimes had to force myself to look at tiny det
GB. ENGLAND.London Greenwich. Ducting for the ventilation system. 15 September1998
GB. ENGLAND. London Greenwich. View from helicoptor. 8 August 1998
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