National Archives: Swindon move for Millennium Dome proposed
Files reveal Tony Blair’s government was once offered the chance to move the venue out of London. …
The eye-catching proposition was made after two failed attempts to sell the giant tent-like structure. Designed by Lord Richard Rogers, the Dome was built at a cost of £789m to house the Millennium Experience, a series of exhibitions around a central arena, which lasted during the year 2000.
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