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Bridge Over the Dome
The footbridge on the roof is 380 meters (1250 feet) long and at its highest point is 52 meters (170 feet) above ground level.
The Greenwich Meridian Line, which passes just meters from the Dome, provided additional inspiration with allusions to the concept of time within the design. The 12 support towers represent the 12 hours, 12 months and 12 constellations of the sky. The Dome is 52 meters at its highest point, representing the 52 weeks of the year. Each span is 365 meters apart, symbolic of the numbers of days in a standard year. There are 24 scalloped edges at the base of the canopy, for each hour of the day.
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People are dwarfed by the lines of supports that make up the footbridge and structures of The Millennium Dome building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England.The footbridge on the roof is 380 meters (1250 feet) long and at its highest point is 52 meters (170 feet) above ground level.
The Greenwich Meridian Line, which passes just meters from the Dome, provided additional inspiration with allusions to the concept of time within the design. The 12 support towers represent the 12 hours, 12 months and 12 constellations of the sky. The Dome is 52 meters at its highest point, representing the 52 weeks of the year. Each span is 365 meters apart, symbolic of the numbers of days in a standard year. There are 24 scalloped edges at the base of the canopy, for each hour of the day.
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