The Olympic Park McDonald's was a McDonald's restaurant constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Description
[edit]The restaurant was constructed in 2012 for the Olympics and Paralympics, and was removed upon their completion. During its operation, it was the largest McDonald's restaurant in the world,[1] at 32,000 square feet over two floors.[2] The scholar Emirhan Avcı identified characteristics of the Frutiger Aero style in the building's interior design.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hanna, Laurie (25 June 2012). "Fast food takeaway: inside the world's biggest McDonald's which will be open for just six weeks". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (16 June 2017). "McDonald's ends longtime Olympic sponsorship 3 years early". NBC Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ Avcı, Emirhan (27 September 2024). "Physical reflections of digital aesthetics: the influence of Frutiger Aero on interior design". e-Journal of New Media. 8 (3): 456–482. doi:10.17932/IAU.EJNM.25480200.2024/ejnm_v8i3003. ISSN 2548-0200.
Further reading
[edit]- Carman, Tim (18 July 2012). "McDonald's Olympian achievement in London: a french fry monopoly and largest fast-food restaurant". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- "Doctors slam McDonald's sponsorship of London Olympics". CBS News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- "London gets super-sized McDonald's". Fox Sports. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- "Flagship McDonald's in Olympic Park comes super sized". NBC News. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- Sabin, Lamiat (26 June 2012). "Now that's a Big Mac! World's biggest McDonald's set to open at London". The Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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