Just over seven years after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics, the eyes of the world were on the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Games. Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director ...

The Olympic rings light up the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Associated Press Smoke from fireworks surrounds the iconic Tower Bridge over the River Thames in ...

Rowan Atkinson's comic performance at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Although he was performing under his own name, there was certainly a hint of Mr Bean. Atkinson takes to the keyboard as ...

The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of ...

The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games was held on August 29, 2012 at 20:30 local time in the Olympic Stadium. It featured a cast of more than 3,000 adult volunteers, along with ...

London (2012) The London ceremony showcased ... Beijing (2008) The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.

That marked the most viewers since the 2012 London Olympics and was up 60% from the Tokyo Opening Ceremony (17.9 million) in 2021. Additionally, it ranked as the No. 1 event in the history of ...