The new millennium officially started in Greenwich, England on 1st January 2001; The World's biggest dome was built on the Meridian Line (The Prime

Meridian of the World) in Greenwich to celebrate this historic event.The structure is the largest of its type in the world. Externally it appears as a

large white marquee with twelve 100 m-high yellow support towers, one for each month of the year, or each hour of the clock face, representing the role

played by Greenwich Mean Time. In plan view it is circular, 365 m in diameter — one metre for each day of the year — with scalloped edges. It has become

one of the United Kingdom's most recognisable landmarks. It can easily be seen on aerial photographs of London. Its exterior is reminiscent of the Dome

of Discovery built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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