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Olympic Construction; A Volley Ball Court In The Queen’s Backyard

August 1, 2012 Current Affairs No Comments

London 2012 Olympic Construction

The construction behind the London 2012 Olympic Games was extensive and it was a huge platform for Britain to show its strength in the construction sector. Most of the construction was grand in its demeanour with many equipped construction workers in work trousers under pressure to complete all stadiums. However, there was also one of the most unusual Olympic construction projects that was created in the same neighbourhood as the Queen.

Olympic Beach Volleyball Arena

One of the most unusual Olympic construction projects in recent memory was the transformation of the queen’s backyard; her neighbourhood, into a 15,000-seat Olympic beach volleyball arena. Just days after the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration wrapped up, scaffolding, timber and about 4,000 tons of sand for the beach volley ball arena was delivered to her neighbourhood. It’s one of the most unusual Olympic construction projects of the games and is placed in one of the most iconic settings of London, at the foot of St. James’s Park, just down the road from Buckingham Palace. The area is also being outfitted with spectator stands for marathon and cycling events.

This one of a kind, Olympic construction project was also unique its actual construction; construction workers in Dickies overalls  had just five weeks to build the venue, which was be completed by July 23. Obviously this Olympic construction project and beach volleyball arena is temporary and will be taken down when the Olympic Games wrap up.

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