While the groundbreaking Las Vegas Sphere may have have received almost universal acclaim since opening in October, Londoners may be denied a similar experience on their own doorstep after mayor Sadiq Khan rejected plans to build a similar venue in Stratford, East London.
Stratford is already home to the city's Olympic Stadium and the Westgate shopping complex, and studies showed that adding The Sphere to the mix would result in an "unacceptable negative impact on local residents."
