The Best of Opening Ceremony - London Olympics 2012

The 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony was a spectacular one. Kenneth Branagh, J.K. Rowling, Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean, David Beckham, Paul McCartney, Daniel Craig and Queen Elizabeth were among the eclectic featured cast of director Danny Boyle's wild and whimsical Olympics opener.

Fireworks over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the
London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27 2012

Dancers pay tribute to Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dancers display the initials GOSH - Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of its most-loved hospitals to which author JM Barrie bequeathed all the royalties from his masterpiece, Peter Pan. This section of the Opening Ceremony honours Britain’s greatest achievements including its amazing body of children’s literature.

The Olympic Cauldron in all its glory
The Olympic Cauldron burns brightly at the end of Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Designer Thomas Heatherwick's work was a highlight of the ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, watched by 80,000 spectators

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