Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Prior to London 2012 there had been considerable apprehension about Britain's ability to stage an opening ceremony that could reach the standard set at the Beijing Summer Games of 2008. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The 2008 ceremony had been noted for its scale, extravagance and expense, hailed as the "greatest ever", [ 5 ] and had cost £65m.
London was chosen over Birmingham to represent Great Britain's bid by the British Olympic Association.. By 15 July 2003—the deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. [24]
The cauldron. The 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron was used for the Olympic flame during the Summer Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012. The cauldron was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and described as "one of the best-kept secrets of the opening ceremony": until it was lit during the Olympics ceremony, neither its design and location, nor who would light it, had been revealed ...
The 2012 Olympics one minute of silence campaign refers to an international campaign created to persuade the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold one minute of silence at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics to remember the Israeli athletes killed in the Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympics by the Palestinian terrorist organisation Black September.
Isles of Wonder is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It became available as a download at midnight ...
The Olympic Games are a time for national pride, international cooperation, and, some believe, corporate profit. Although a plethora of studies support each side of the Olympics sponsorship cost ...
"And I Will Kiss" is a song written by Rick Smith and Karl Hyde [1] of electronic group Underworld for the Isles of Wonder opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics in London, and the fourth track on the official soundtrack. The title makes reference to a speech given by Caliban in Act 2, Scene 2 of The Tempest by William Shakespeare:
"I declare open the Games of Vancouver, celebrating the 21st Olympic Winter Games." [5] On 27 July 2012, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, declared the opening of the 2012 London Summer Olympics with the exact format: "I declare open the Games of London, celebrating the XXX Olympiad of the modern era."