Olympic Park, London

The Olympic Park in London is a sporting complex under construction for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. It will contain the athletes Olympic village and several of the sporting venues including the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The park will be overlooked by Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. After the Olympics the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The site covers parts of Stratford, Bow, Leyton & Homerton in East London. The Royal Mail have given the postcode E20 to the Olympic Park and Stratford City; this was previously only used by TV...