The forgotten historical past of London’s O2 Enviornment has resurfaced – and the eerie exhibition from its previous life because the Millennium Dome has confused X commenters.
Lengthy earlier than it grew to become the favored live performance venue within the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London we all know at the moment, it was the Millennium Dome, accomplished in 1999 and opened in 2000 to mark the milestone.
A few of its most notable points of interest included Ron Mueck’s large ‘Boy’ sculpture, The Millennium Coin Minting Press and The Millennium Star Jewels – which grew to become the main target of the failed Millennium Diamond Heist on November 7, 2000.
Nevertheless, the mission and exhibition – which ran from January 1 to December 31, 2000 – attracted barely half of the 12 million prospects its sponsors forecasted, and so have been deemed a failure by the press.
The Dome was closed and opened quickly in December 2003 for a Winter Wonderland expertise earlier than present process a transformative journey to turn into the O2 Enviornment on Could 31, 2005.
London ‘s iconic O2 Enviornment (pictured) was previously referred to as the Millennium Dome till 2005 (inventory picture)
The forgotten historical past of London ‘s iconic O2 Enviornment has resurfaced – and the eerie exhibition from its previous life because the Millennium Dome has left many guests scratching their heads (inventory picture)
A few of the Dome’s most notable points of interest included Ron Mueck’s large ‘Boy’ sculpture (pictured)
Greater than twenty years on, guests to the O2 Enviornment have stumbled upon the eerie remnants of its historical past, and surreal footage from the exhibition shared on X have even left some satisfied they’ve been AI-generated.
Andrew Shearer, a 27-year-old graphic designer from Scotland, uploaded a collection of outdated pictures from the exhibition to his account on April 30.
The submit, which since amassed over 2M views and 500 feedback, features a caption that reads: ‘Simply discovering out what was once contained in the O2 Enviornment earlier than it was an enviornment and I’m shedding my thoughts what.’
One picture contains a lifelike large human boy sculpture – named ‘Boy’ by Australian artist Ron Mueck – whereas one other shows helium-filled cartoon creatures that have been later become ‘Haahoos’ within the CBeebies kids’s present In The Evening Backyard.
A 3rd image reveals Willy Wonka-style fortress fitted with slides and turning cogs, in addition to a large digital sculpture of an arrow, whereas the fourth picture shows an artwork set up of a faceless orange conjoined human from the Physique Zone.
Responding to Andrew’s submit, one bewildered particular person wrote: ‘So, you are telling me these aren’t AI generated,’ whereas one other commented, ‘Getting Glasgow Willy Wonka vibes.’
Some former guests to the Millennium Dome recounted their very own unusual experiences of visiting the exhibition, whereas some poked enjoyable at among the ‘unhappy’ points of interest that have been on show.
One individual joked: ‘Look, no one alive had ever celebrated a millennium earlier than and we did not actually know tips on how to do it, OK? An try was made.’
Pictured: John Hackney, Artistic Director of The Physique Zone at The Millennium Dome, inside The Physique Zones Skull
The mission and exhibition – which ran from January 1 to December 31, 2000 – attracted barely half of the 12 million prospects its sponsors forecasted, and so have been deemed a failure (inventory picture)
Surreal footage from the exhibition shared on X have even left some satisfied they’ve been AI-generated (inventory picture)
Pictured: Brent Pollard with the 6ft hamster from the Millennium Dome for which he paid £3000 at an public sale in Kent, 2001
Guests to the O2 Enviornment have stumbled upon the eerie remnants of its historical past, and surreal footage from the exhibition shared on X have even left some satisfied they’ve been AI-generated
One other former customer stated: ‘Apart from the large physique exhibition, the one factor that sticks in my thoughts from the Millennium Dome is that there was a machine there minting £5 cash, however they price £10 every.
Attaching a photograph of a humdrum indoor fairground, a 3rd particular person recalled: ‘Flopped so dangerous they closed it after a 12 months, then briefly opened the saddest winter-wonderland ever earlier than O2 purchased it 5 years later. I’m aghast.’
A last X person joked: ‘That is what the entire of the UK appeared like within the noughties. Folks look again now and assume the Teletubbies was a fictional TV present for teenagers, but it surely was really a fly-on-the-wall documentary taking a look at a British household on the time.’
Elsewhere, a large bizarre pumpkin sculpture may quickly grace Hyde Park simply yards from Kensington Palace, MailOnline can reveal.
Plans have been submitted for a big polka-dotted art work known as the ‘Pumpkin’ by the Japanese up to date artist Yayoi Kusama, identified for her trademark polka dots in her art work.
