spongeg
March 15th, 2009, 10:49 PM
saw the first set at YVR - they are huge and look awesome - from the back i thought richmond had installed a ferris wheel :nuts::lol:
some pics by me - they change colours but not all the time - were doing a great display but by the time i got my camera out they did nothing for quite a long while so i gave up waiting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/march%202009/DSC01652.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/march%202009/DSC01653.jpg
Olympic rings to light up airport
Visitors to Vancouver are now being welcomed by a set of 15-metre-tall, illuminated Olympic rings as they leave Vancouver International Airport.
The rings are the first in a series which are being erected by the Ministry of Transportation.
On Thursday at 6 p.m. B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell will officially light the rings, which are made up of more than 20,000 low-energy LED lights.
According to one Province source, it will cost $3 per day to power the lights.
A government news release says the rings can be programmed "for stunning light displays."
Two other candidates for sets of rings are believed to be the Burrard Street Bridge and the Lions Gate Bridge and there's been speculation that a giant, illuminated set of rings may be placed on the North Shore mountains.
Colin Hansen, Minister responsible for the 2010 Winter Games confirmed that the cost of the rings at Vancouver International Airport is $1.3 million.
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.canada.com/1354066.bin?size=620x400
The final touches are put on the Olympic rings at the entrance to Vancouver International Airport. The structure is 45 feet high and 95 feet across. Built in B.C., the rings use 20,000 LED lights.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.canada.com/1354065.bin?size=620x400
The final touches are put on the Olympic rings at the entrance to Vancouver International Airport. The structure is 45 feet high and 95 feet across. Built in B.C., the rings use 20,000 LED lights.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province
http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=1356786
some pics by me - they change colours but not all the time - were doing a great display but by the time i got my camera out they did nothing for quite a long while so i gave up waiting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/march%202009/DSC01652.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/march%202009/DSC01653.jpg
Olympic rings to light up airport
Visitors to Vancouver are now being welcomed by a set of 15-metre-tall, illuminated Olympic rings as they leave Vancouver International Airport.
The rings are the first in a series which are being erected by the Ministry of Transportation.
On Thursday at 6 p.m. B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell will officially light the rings, which are made up of more than 20,000 low-energy LED lights.
According to one Province source, it will cost $3 per day to power the lights.
A government news release says the rings can be programmed "for stunning light displays."
Two other candidates for sets of rings are believed to be the Burrard Street Bridge and the Lions Gate Bridge and there's been speculation that a giant, illuminated set of rings may be placed on the North Shore mountains.
Colin Hansen, Minister responsible for the 2010 Winter Games confirmed that the cost of the rings at Vancouver International Airport is $1.3 million.
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.canada.com/1354066.bin?size=620x400
The final touches are put on the Olympic rings at the entrance to Vancouver International Airport. The structure is 45 feet high and 95 feet across. Built in B.C., the rings use 20,000 LED lights.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.canada.com/1354065.bin?size=620x400
The final touches are put on the Olympic rings at the entrance to Vancouver International Airport. The structure is 45 feet high and 95 feet across. Built in B.C., the rings use 20,000 LED lights.
Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, The Province
http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=1356786