London Stadium stands in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, and was built as the main arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, where it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletics events. It was designed by Populous and has a distinctive roof supported by a ring of steel and a cable system. After the Games it was converted for multiple uses, and since 2016 it has been the home ground of the football club West Ham United. The stadium has also hosted the World Athletics Championships in 2017 and baseball and American football games. The decision to hand it to a football club led to public debate about the cost of the conversion and the legacy of the Olympic investment.
Before and after
- 4 March 20122012 Russian presidential election
- 15 March 2012Launch of International Standard Name Identifier
- from 4 April 2012 to 7 November 2013M23 Rebellion
- 22 April 20122012 French presidential election
- 6 May 2012Construction of London Stadium
- 22 May 2012Construction of Tokyo Skytree
- from 15 June 2012 to 15 February 2016Premiere of Gravity Falls
- 15 June 2012Creation of ChromeOS
- 20 June 2012Introduction of Coinbase
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