The
Millennium Dome, consequently referred to simply as
The Dome, is the original name of a large
dome-shaped building, originally used to house the
Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the
third millennium. Located on the
Greenwich Peninsula in
South East London, England, the exhibition was open to the public from 1 January to 31 December 2000. The project and exhibition was the subject of considerable political controversy as it failed to attract the number of visitors anticipated, with recurring financial problems. All of the original exhibition and associated complex has since been demolished. The dome still exists, and it is now a key exterior feature of
The O2. The
Prime Meridian passes the western edge of the Dome and the nearest
London Underground station is
North Greenwich on the
Jubilee line.