Summer Olympics 2012 London

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A spectacular aerial view of the 'Satanic Mills' in Danny Boyle's take on the Industrial Revolution

 

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Industrial workers forge the Olympic rings in a mocked up steel mil

 

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Forged in steel mills in the centre of the stadium, the Olympic Rings rise above the crowd

 

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The Olympic rings are illuminated with pyrotechnics as they are raised above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony

 

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Sparks fly as the five rings are then joined to form the famous Olympic symbol

 

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Performers take part in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, with the large figure representing Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter books.

The stadium is filled with dancers on giant beds

An artist flies above children and nurses performing the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital scene during the opening ceremony.

Performers illustrate fairy tales during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

 

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Actresses dressed as Mary Poppins float above the stadium, clinging onto umbrellas

 

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Dancers perform in the Gosh and NHS scene during the opening ceremony

 

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Actors enact a performance representing Britain's National Health Service (NHS) during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

Rowan Atkinson in his role as Mr Bean takes part in an Opening Ceremony sketch

 

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Atkinson cheated his way to victory in a mock up of the famous Chariots of Fire scene

 

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Performers pay silent tribute to war dead and the victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks

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A spectacular firework display marked the band's performance

 

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David Beckham appears to drive the torch up the River Thames in a Speedboat, as fireworks are set off on Tower Bridge

 

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The VIP group included Doreen Lawrence, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general and Ethiopian athletics veteran Haile Gebrselassie

 

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Sir Chris Hoy acts as flag bearer for Great Britain as the team enters the Olympic Stadium

Athletes from Malaysia march in a parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

Mexico's Maria del Rosario Espinoza carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

South Korea's Kyung Shin Yoon carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

China's Yi Jianlian carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London

The German team parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

Netherlands' Dorian van Rijsselberghe carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

France's Laura Flessel-Colovic carries the national flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

North Korea's Olympic team circles the arena during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

The United States Olympic team circles the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.

The flag of Maldives is carried to it's place during the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

 

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, officially opens the London Games during the Opening Ceremony.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, applaud during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The sound system is really bad, and singing horrible as well

 

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Fireworks lit up the night sky as the Stadium anxiously awaited the arrival of the Olympic Flame

 

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The flame is passed to five times gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave by David Beckham, who carried the flame into Stratford on a speedboat

Former British rower and five times Olympic gold medalist, Steve Redgrave, passes the Torch to seven children, nominated to light the flame