Steel stadium roofs rise over paved plazas, and 425 hectares of parkland include mangrove boardwalks and water edges.
What Sydney Olympic Park looks like
The Olympic Plaza covers 110,000 square metres and is considered one of the largest paved spaces in the world. Ninety mature fig trees line , and the pavers along it are porous. After dark, blue-lit steel towers stand along the plaza edge.
stands beside the plazas. Roofs cover the two ends of its bowl, and their steel trusses curve over the stands. At the Showground Stadium, tall light towers stand above the red seating.
Apartment towers stand behind , and rises 34 levels above ground. The red brick buildings of the Abattoir Heritage Precinct have tiled roofs and palm-lined courtyards. They date from 1913.
covers 40 hectares, and a mangrove boardwalk runs straight through the trees over mud. The wider park has 425 hectares of parkland and a ferry wharf at the end of Hill Road.
sits on the Olympic Park railway line. There are over 10,000 car parking spaces on site. Dedicated bus and ferry services run into the park. has limited public access, tied to events and Sunday open days.
Shot in Sydney Olympic Park
The concert film The 1989 World Tour Live was recorded during the Sydney show at ANZ Stadium on 28 November 2015. Hacksaw Ridge dressed the grounds of Newington Armory as Fort Jackson for its training scenes, and The Wolverine built a snow-covered Japanese village on a Homebush car park.
The 1989 World Tour Live, 2015
ANZ Stadium
The concert film was recorded at the Sydney show on 28 November 2015 and directed by Jonas Åkerlund. It was released on Apple Music in December that year.
What Sydney Olympic Park can double for
Olympic Green in Beijing, China
Olympic Green was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the National Stadium beside the Water Cube in one precinct. A stadium bowl set among Games venues and open ground gives the same broad, planned layout as Sydney's park. The Water Cube gives Beijing away in any wide frame, so keep shots to the stadium's ends and the open ground. Try searching stadium precinct now.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England
The park was purpose-built for the 2012 Olympics and laid out as parkland beside the River Lea, with the London Stadium among its venues. Its edge meets the Stratford City development. Its venues sit in parkland, as Sydney's do. Stratford City's blocks sit against the park's edge and give London away in wide frames, so keep frames inside the park. Try searching Olympic parkland now.
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