Seven months from the start of the London Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee (Locog), released new images of the Olympic Park in the English capital.
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According to the authorities, the photographs show 90 percent of the Olympic Park infrastructure is ready. The image reveals the Eton Manor, where tennis and aquatic sports will take place.
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The sporting complex Eton Manor will hold the Paralympic tennis competitions and can hold 10, 000 spectators. After the Olympics, it will be used for community events in the region.
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The Olympic park is located in Stratford, to the east of London, and was created over an industrial zone just seven months from downtown London.
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The Olympic park contains 4, 000 trees and 300 thousand aquatic plants as well as green %u2018zones%u2019 equal to the size of ten soccer fields.
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The vast nature present in the surroundings of the Olympic venues was part of the Project by the Organizing Committee to create the greenest Olympics in history.
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Chobham Academy is an educational center that, after the games, will be a campus for 1, 800 students between 3 and 19 years of age.
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The Olympic park is also surrounded by a river that extends a kilometer between the aquatic center and the Olympic Stadium, decorated by 120, 000 plants and 250 different species.
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The London velodrome is considered one of the greenest structures out of the venues, with a system that is 100 percent natural ventilation and reduces electric light.
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The Olympic Villa in the capital will be the base for the athletes from over 200 countries, including 550 athletes from the British delegation, Team GB.
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The Villa will also have a natural amphitheater in Victory Park where the delegations will be received with their national anthems.
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The aquatic complex will host the men and female competitions. It has two pools, a warm-up area, and another competitive area.
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The Olympic Stadium will have a capacity of 80, 000 spectators, 25 thousand permanent seats in the lower area and 55, 000 temporary ones made of concrete and steel.
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Known for its multicolor interior, the hand ball gymnasium will be used for multiple purposes after the Olympic Games.
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The velodrome, located next to the BMX trail is the biggest work of art of the Olympic Games organizers.
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Seven months from the start of the London Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee (Locog), released new images of the Olympic Park in the English capital.
Foto: LOCOG/Anthony Charlton/Divulgación

