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Fireworks illuminated the sky over the Olympic Stadium. Dmitry Lovetsky/associated press

    Photos: London Olympics opening ceremony

    Fireworks lit the sky over the Olympic Stadium Friday during the opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
    Owen Humphreys/associated press | July 27, 2012

    Performers took part in the opening ceremony.
    David Gray/reuters | July 27, 2012
    The show was produced by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle.

    The show was produced by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle.
    Dylan Martinez/reuters | July 27, 2012
    Great Britain's cyclist Bradley Wiggins, winner of this year’s Tour de France, greeted spectators

    Great Britain's cyclist Bradley Wiggins, winner of this year’s Tour de France, greeted spectators.
    David Gray/REUTERS | July 27, 2012
    Members of the audience took photographs before the opening ceremony.

    Members of the audience took photographs before the opening ceremony.
    Adrees Latif /REUTERS | July 27, 2012
    Media members took shelter from the rain.

    Media members took shelter from the rain.
    Eric Gay/associated press | July 27, 2012
    Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camila, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived for the show.

    Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camila, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived for the show.
    Jae C. Hong/associated press | July 27, 2012
    The Red Arrows flew over the Olympic Stadium in London.

    The Red Arrows flew over the Olympic Stadium in London.
    Mike Hewitt/Getty Images | July 27, 2012
    Parts of the show portrayed Britain as a place of meadows and farms.

    Parts of the show portrayed Britain as a place of meadows and farms.
    Dylan Martinez /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Some 15,000 volunteers took part in the spectacle.
    Kai Pfaffenbach /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    The program mixed filmed sequences with live action.
    Jorge Silva /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Performers took part in the show.
    David Gray /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    The show included scenes from movies and popular children's literature.
    Mike Segar /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Performers dressed as famed movie character Mary Poppins took flight during the show.
    Mike Blake /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    This sequence was meant to represent Britain's National Health Service.
    Jae C. Hong/Associated Press | July 27, 2012

    Spectators waved Union Flags, commonly known as Union Jacks, during the ceremony.
    Mike Segar /REUTERS | July 27, 2012
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    A fan watched the opening ceremony.
    Lucy Nicholson /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    The London 2012 Olympic Games run through August 12.
    Kai Pfaffenbach /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    The show "was a wonderful contemporary spectacle of extraordinary tone, production, and entertainment," wrote the Globe's Chad Finn.
    Jorge Silva./REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Members of the US delegation took part in the event.
    Suzanne Plunkett /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, waved during the festivities.
    Toby Melville /REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    Fireworks illuminated the sky over the Olympic Stadium.
    Dmitry Lovetsky/associated press | July 27, 2012

    Up to 60,000 people watched the event in the Olympic Stadium.
    Paul Sancya/associated press | July 27, 2012

    Seven young athletes carried the torch during the ceremony.
    Mike Segar/REUTERS | July 27, 2012

    The stems lit by the young athletes rose to form the Olympic cauldron.
    Pawel Kopczynski /REUTERS | July 27, 2012