Hampton Court

16:24 2012, Castle, Cycling, Hampton Park, London, London Olympics 2012, Olypmpics, Outside the Olympic Park No Comments

The Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the midlands of England. It was inhabited by the royal family since the 18th century and now is one of the biggest tourist attractions of England. It was used as a venue for cyclists and hosted several events such as the Time Trial and Road Cycling. It was the venue where Bradley Wiggins the Tour de France 2012 winner had won his gold medal. The Hampton Court was built in the early 16th century and was owned by Thomas Wolsey the Archbishop of York. It was built in the Tudor times for an unknown price. It hosted the The Road Cycling Time Trial event that commenced from the historic landmark of Hampton Court Palace. The Time Trial saw riders setting off with 90 second intervals between them, racing through areas in Surrey, including Kingston-up-Thames and Richmond - competing for the quickest time. Men and women will race separately, with men covering a distance of 44km and women 29km. Whether you wave off riders or welcome them on their return, Hampton Court Palace is a beautiful and fascinating historic feature to explore. 

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Lord's Cricket Club

16:07 2012, Cricket Club, London, London 2012, London Olympics 2012, Lord's Cricket Club, Olympics, Outside the Olympic Park, Paralympics No Comments

Lord's Cricket Club is one of the venues that were not Olympic Park bound and is situated in St John's Wood, London. It hosted the archery events and was used also in the Paralympics for archery as well. It is a big venue and is one of the biggest Cricket Grounds in the world. It was built in 1884 and was redeveloped and made more modern in 1999 for the Cricket world cup. It has a media centre that was designed by Jan Kaplický  and has won the famous RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architecture) award. It has the capacity of 28,000 and it's cost to build was 5 million pounds. It is now a home to Marylebone Cricket Club and the English International squad. It still serves as their home ground since 1814. 

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ExCeL Centre

16:02 2012, Boxing, Excel Centre, Fencing, Judo, London, London Olympics 2012, Olympics, Outside the Olympic Park No Comments

ExCeL (Exhibition Centre London)  London is one of the venues that is situated outside the Olympic Park and it was opened in 2000. It has a perimeter of 100-acre (0.40 km²). It hosted several events such as Fencing, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. The centre was built by Sir Robert McAlpine and first opened in November 2000 and was really expensive to build. It is now a very important exhibition centre in London and is one of the biggest exhibition and shopping venues all around the world. It has many visitors and has been bought by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company.

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