Olympic Boulevarde (Skywatch Friday)

Sunset views of Olympic Boulevarde at Sydney Olympic Park, towards Haslams Creek.
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Sydney Olympic Park Abattoir Heritage Precinct

The old and the new. The Abattoir Heritage Precinct (above) at Sydney Olympic Park sits right beside the contemporary hotels (below) that are close to Olympic Boulevarde.

Haslams Creek, Homebush Bay

One of the bends in Haslams Creek at Homebush Bay. The viewing pier can be seen in the distance. Following some decent rainfalls, the grass is certainly green around the creek at the moment. It's amazing how different it was here, when we were in the middle of the drought.

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Sydney Olympic Park railway station

Olympic Park railway station serves the stadiums and at Homebush Bay. It is an underground station that is located on a balloon loop. There are limited services on weekdays from Lidcombe station and regular services from other stations during special events.

Sydney Olympic Park, The Attractor

The Attractor is a monument in Overflow Park at Sydney Olympic Park. This 25 metre ladder symbolises the fundamental principles of Olympism which also apply to human endeavours. It was inspired by an illustration in a book by seventeenth century metaphysicist Robert Fludd. The six rungs of the ladder bear a word, from the lowest rung upwards: sensus, imaginatio, ratio, intellectus, intelligentia, verbum. According to the artist "the giant ladder as a symbol of ascession has an obvious meaning in the context of sport and the Olympics - it suggests the desire to ascend, to scale heights, to climb up, to improve, to achieve to transcend one's limitations".

Sydney Olympic Park, The Sprinter

The Sprinter is a metallic monument at Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush Bay. It was originally installed in 1998, on top of Sydney Tower in the city, with two other figures for the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2000. The sprinter was relocated here in 2002, while the other two sculptures, a gymnast and a Paralympic basketballer, were reloacted to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Sydney Olympic Park, Discobolus

Discobolus, is a monument located in Stockroute Park that links the Sydney Olympic Park site to the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. The steel discus measures seven metres in diameter, with a mid section made of armour plated glass featuring images of a discus thrower. The marble monuments scattered around the park celebrate the Greek origins of many Australians and the spirit of Hellenism. The Cyprus pines, olive trees and Australian eucalyptus reinforce the connection between the original home of the Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. There was once a view of the Olympic Stadium from this site but this has now been blocked by a row of office blocks behind the monument.

Sydney Olympic Park, fountain sunset

Last weekend I was lucky enough to catch the sun setting behind the Northern Water Feature at Sydney Olympic Park. I featured views of these fountains from a different position here.

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Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Showground Main Arena

The Main Arena at Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay was another stadium that was used during the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. It is now used as the showring for the Royal Agricultural Society during the annual Royal Easter Show.

Sydney Olympic Park couldron

During the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, the cauldron was alight on the northern end of the Olympic stadium. After the Olympic Games, the cauldron was converted into a fountain and relocated to Overflow Park at Sydney Olympic Park. It can also still be reignited for special occasions, including the duration of Olympic Games held at other sites such as Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008.

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Sydney Olympic Park, Stadium Australia and Superdome

Stadium Australia (top) is the former Olympic Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park, now known as ANZ Stadium. The Sydney Superdome (bottom) is an undecover stadium, now known as Acer Arena.

Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Showground

The Sydney Showground Exhibition Hall and the Wynne Pavilion  (top) are some of the many pavilions taht make up the Sydney Showgrounds at Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush Bay. The Sports Halls (bottom) are used for sporting events and are used for exhibitions by the Royal Agricultural Society during the annual Royal Easter Show.

Sydney Olympic Park stadiums

The Hockey Centre, Basketball Centre, Athletics Centre and Aquatic Centre at Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush Bay.

Sydney Olympic Park pods

These interactive video pods are scattered throughout Sydney Olympic Park, displaying information on current and historical events. The pods are surrounded by poles of varying height that indicate their location, which are gold, silver and bronze which, the colours of medals that can be won at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sydney Olympic Park, light towers

These light towers run along Olympic Boulevarde at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. Each tower feature a commemorative plaque for one of the cities that have held Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, such as the first olympics in Athens 1898, Paris 1900 & 1924 and Munich 1972. This tower in the foreground is dedicated to Melbourne 1956, the only other Australian city to host the games.

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Sydney Olympic Park, Games Memories

'Games Memories', which is also known as 'Forest of Poles', at Sydney Olympic Park is a monument to the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Each pole features memories that made the games special to athletes, volunteers and spectators. The poles are randomly distributed and of varying heights to symbolise the way that people randomly clustered across the Olympic Plaza and Olympic Boulevard during the Games.

Sydney Olympic Park, Northern Water Feature

The Northern Water Feature is located at Sydney Olymic Park at Homebush Bay. The ten metre high fountains consist of three rows of water plumes, the first two rows on granite terraces that cascade water down to a pool with another row of water plumes. Haslam Pier is a walkway beside them that leads to a lookout to Haslams Creek. Osmosis is the name of the artwork built into the pier.

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Sydney Olympic Park, Fig Grove Fountain

The Fig Grove Fountain is located close to Stadium Australia at Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush Bay.