The stadium is is set with a British meadow scene for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London. (Franck Fife, AFP/Getty Images)
The pomp and ceremony that opens the London 2012 Olympics. Let the games begin!
Animals and participants enter the stadium for the British meadow scene of the opening ceremony. (Franck Fife, AFP/Getty Images)
Children perform during the opening ceremony. (Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the crowd push a giant balloon before the ceremonies start. (Christophe Simon, AFP/Getty Images)
Spectators wave during the British meadow scene prior the opening ceremony. (Franck Fife, AFP/Getty Images)
Young athletes carry the Olympic flame. (SAEED KHAN, AFP/Getty Images)
