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  • The golden gates of the Palace of Versaille, near Paris. Replicas of the original 80m wrought iron and gold leaf gates grace the entrance to Louix XVI's former power base. A total of 100,000 gold leaves were crafted into the shapes of fleur de lys, crowns, masks of Apollo, cornucopias and the crossed capital Ls representing the Sun King. Private donors contributed £4 million to rebuild the 15-ton work, and a plethora of historians and top craftsmen - sculptors, gilders, wrought iron craftsmen and ornament makers - were drafted in to ensure an exact replica of the original built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 1680s.
    versaille_palace08-18-08-2012.jpg
  • The golden gates of the Palace of Versaille, near Paris. Replicas of the original 80m wrought iron and gold leaf gates grace the entrance to Louix XVI's former power base. A total of 100,000 gold leaves were crafted into the shapes of fleur de lys, crowns, masks of Apollo, cornucopias and the crossed capital Ls representing the Sun King. Private donors contributed £4 million to rebuild the 15-ton work, and a plethora of historians and top craftsmen - sculptors, gilders, wrought iron craftsmen and ornament makers - were drafted in to ensure an exact replica of the original built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 1680s.
    versaille_palace07-18-08-2012.jpg
  • The golden gates of the Palace of Versaille, near Paris. Replicas of the original 80m wrought iron and gold leaf gates grace the entrance to Louix XVI's former power base. A total of 100,000 gold leaves were crafted into the shapes of fleur de lys, crowns, masks of Apollo, cornucopias and the crossed capital Ls representing the Sun King. Private donors contributed £4 million to rebuild the 15-ton work, and a plethora of historians and top craftsmen - sculptors, gilders, wrought iron craftsmen and ornament makers - were drafted in to ensure an exact replica of the original built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 1680s.
    versaille_palace05-18-08-2012.jpg
  • The words Good as Gold are written on the top of a Victorian building in Southwark, south London.
    good_as_gold01-12-09-2014.jpg
  • A local woman passes a graffiti-daubed street corner and tourist kiosk near Florence's Piazza Santa Croce. The smartly-dresses young lady walks by the ramshackle shop piled with souvenirs and trinkets, a rather untidy and unsafe-looking electricity junction box and a shop called The Gold Corner selling 18Kt gold. It is a bright morning and the sunshine illuminates the yellow wall that has been covered at ground level by the scrawls of graffiti by local youths - a facet of every corner of the city's medieval architecture.
    florence_italy31-22-10-2010.jpg
  • The words Good as Gold are written on the top of a Victorian building in Southwark, south London.
    good_as_gold04-12-09-2014.jpg
  • The words Good as Gold are written on the top of a Victorian building in Southwark, south London.
    good_as_gold02-12-09-2014.jpg
  • Members of the United States women's water polo team meet friends and fans after making a TV appearance on NBC's Today show broadcast live from the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, and the morning after winning the gold medal match against Spain.
    olympic_park42-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan240-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Tourists queue to gain entrance below the golden gates of  the Palace of Versaille, near Paris. A total of 100,000 gold leaves were crafted into the shapes of fleur de lys, crowns, masks of Apollo, cornucopias and the crossed capital Ls representing the Sun King. Private donors contributed £4 million to rebuild the 15-ton work, and a plethora of historians and top craftsmen - sculptors, gilders, wrought iron craftsmen and ornament makers - were drafted in to ensure an exact replica of the original built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 1680s.
    versaille_palace01-18-08-2012.jpg
  • Christian Taylor, the American world triple jump champion meets fans after his TV appearance on NBC's Today show broadcast live from the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Taylor added Olympic gold to his tally, holding off his compatriot Will Claye in a contest whose earlier stages almost saw Taylor eliminated after two fouls.
    olympic_park47-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Christian Taylor, the American world triple jump champion meets fans after his TV appearance on NBC's Today show broadcast live from the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Taylor added Olympic gold to his tally, holding off his compatriot Will Claye in a contest whose earlier stages almost saw Taylor eliminated after two fouls.
    olympic_park46-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Families and spectators sing the British national anthem during a medal ceremony for shooting gold medallist Peter Robinson in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The planting of 4,000 trees, 300,000 wetland plants and more than 150,000 perennial plants plus  nectar-rich wildflower make for a colourful setting for the Games. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
    olympic_park124-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Gold rings and bling of family security man during East End  funeral to notorious 60s gangster twin Ronnie Kray.
    ronnie_kray_funeral03-29-03-1995.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al-Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993. In 2009 he was indicted for war crimes by the ICC, (International Criminal Court) and represented as a bloodstained dictator by elements of the international media though is seemingly loved and respected for his role in empowering women. Secretary General of the National Council for Children's Welfare, Amira Elfadil, says "He comes from within us all. He has a military background but he is a simple man, a man of the people, with good Islamic values. He speaks from his heart."
    sudan240-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al-Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993. In 2009 he was indicted for war crimes by the ICC, (International Criminal Court) and represented as a bloodstained dictator by elements of the international media though is seemingly loved and respected for his role in empowering women. Secretary General of the National Council for Children's Welfare, Amira Elfadil, says "He comes from within us all. He has a military background but he is a simple man, a man of the people, with good Islamic values. He speaks from his heart."
    sudan239-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan244-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan242-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan241-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan238-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Tourists pose for photos beneath the golden gates of the Palace of Versaille, near Paris. A total of 100,000 gold leaves were crafted into the shapes of fleur de lys, crowns, masks of Apollo, cornucopias and the crossed capital Ls representing the Sun King. Private donors contributed £4 million to rebuild the 15-ton work, and a plethora of historians and top craftsmen - sculptors, gilders, wrought iron craftsmen and ornament makers - were drafted in to ensure an exact replica of the original built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in the 1680s.
    versaille_palace02-18-08-2012.jpg
  • Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is seated against a gold leaf backdrop of Islamic texts in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993.
    sudan239-24-05-2009.jpg
  • Exterior of the Opera Garnier Paris, France. The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera.
    dorothee_gilbert348-05-06-2014.jpg
  • A Royal Navy Admiral and an RAF Air Chief Marshal inspect a missile of a Eurofighter (now called Typhoon) fighter jet. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies. Its maiden flight took place on 27 March 1994 watched by VIPS from UK industry and military.
    eurofighter_launch3-27-03-1994.jpg
  • Buyers admire mirrors and their own reflections with bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture06-23-03-2011.jpg
  • Shop owner's pet dog and bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture05-23-03-2011.jpg
  • We are looking upwards towards three converging pillars of the Cornhill Exchange building and beyond, to the famous Bank of England in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. Traffic leaves its light trails between the lens-distorted columns as it passes eastwards towards Bank Triangle, a busy intersection. It is early evening as the ambient light fades while artificial illumination becomes the dominant light-source.  With such a wide-angle perspective the bank and its architecture looks powerful and influencial in the UK's economy. The dark pillars contrasting with the colourful (colorful) light emitted from this established Bank makes for a scene of stability and strength.
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  • A family of pomeranian dogs (aka Zwergspitz) are being taken out for their regular walk by their owners around the block in Mayfair, on 4th September 2017, in London, England. The Pomeranian is a breed of the Spitz type named for the Pomerania region in Germany and Poland in Central Europe.
    mayfair_dogs-11-04-09-2017.jpg
  • Exterior of the Opera Garnier Paris, France. The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera.
    dorothee_gilbert350-05-06-2014.jpg
  • Exterior of the Opera Garnier Paris, France. The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera.
    dorothee_gilbert327-05-06-2014.jpg
  • Partially-sighted skiing paralympian from the Sochi Olympics, Kelly Gallagher, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    kelly_gallagher258-22-05-2014.jpg
  • A 1960 Bentley S2 Continental drives down the Kings Road, Chelsea. A couple pass along the street in west London with the roof down, the sun glinting off their bumper (fender) and onto them on a perfect late-summer afternoon. The scene echoes a bygone era when drivers and passengers would parade down here to show off their motors - this still happens today. The Bentley S2 (and the high-performance Bentley Continental S2 derived from it) was a luxury car produced by Bentley from 1959 until 1962. 1,920 standard and long-wheelbase car chassis were built between 1959 and 1962. Almost all were fitted with standard factory bodywork. A number had coachbuilt bodies by Park Ward, Hooper, H. J. Mulliner & Co., and James Young.
    chelsea_bentley01-07-09-2013.jpg
  • We are looking up from below at a Latin inscription describing the era of Elizabethan rule, a classic neo-Romanesque architecture of the Royal Exchange building in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. At the top of Doric and Ionic columns with their ornate stonework, powerfully strong lintels cross, bearing the load of fine artistry and carvings which feature the design by Sir William Tite in 1842-1844 and opened in 1844 by Queen Victoria whose name is written in Latin (Victoriae R). It's the third building of the kind erected on the same site. The first Exchange erected in 1564-70 by sir Thomas Gresham but was destroyed in the great fire of 1666. It's successor, by Jarman, was also burned down in 1838. The present building is grade 1 listed and cost about £150,000.
    cornhill_exchange02-15-06-1992.jpg
  • The 73 metre long Hall of the Mirrors in the King's Grand Apartment, Versaille, Paris. The Hall of Mirrors (Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world.
    versaille_palace14-18-08-2012.jpg
  • Shop workers deliver new items to accompany other bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture17-23-03-2011.jpg
  • Buyers inspect red sofas with other bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture13-23-03-2011.jpg
  • Shop worker repositions chairs with other bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture12-23-03-2011.jpg
  • Shop owner writes a reduced price on an upright mirror with bright furniture on sale in a London street.
    pink_furniture08-23-03-2011.jpg
  • An RAF Air Chief Marshal helps a Royal Navy Vice Admiral just before he bangs his head under a new Eurofighter's (Typhoon)  wing
    eurofighter_RAF01-27-03-1994.jpg
  • Nativity figures in storage before Christmas in upstairs room at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London.
    catholic_church45-23-08-2010.jpg
  • Nativity figures in storage before Christmas in upstairs room at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London.
    catholic_church43-23-08-2010.jpg
  • Nativity figures in storage before Christmas in upstairs room at St. Lawrence's Catholic church in Feltham, London.
    catholic_church42-23-08-2010.jpg
  • The unrecognisable driver of a number 38 red London bus which is passing between sunlight and shadow, gives a thumbs up signal to another road-user in the streets of Victoria. On the side of the vehicle's bodywork are the destinations the 38 route passes:  Hackney, Dalston Junction, Angel, Piccadilly Circus and Victoria Station. The bus is a traditional design called a Routemaster which has been in service on the capital's roads since 1954 and is nowadays only seen on heritage routes. From any angle, the bus is easily recognisable as that classic British transport icon.
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  • Looking upwards towards the back of a number 8 red London bus which passes the pillars of the famous Bank of England building at Cornhill in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. We see the Bank rising as an imposing classical structure. Its columns are converging because of wide-angle lens-distortion, giving us the image of strength, stability and influence in UK economics. The bus is a traditional design called a Routemaster which has been in service on the capital's roads since 1954 and is nowadays only seen on heritage routes. Its distinctive rounded rear bodywork is easily recognisable as that classic British icon.
    RB-0037.jpg
  • Mature lady employee shows passenger where departures gate is at British Airways check-in at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.
    heathrow_airport1394-18-08-2009.jpg
  • British Labour peer, Lord Ahmed of Rotherham is thanked by Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir after receiving a gift of a pen and mints for the head of state's two wives, in a reception room of his palace in central Khartoum. Al Bashir is head of the National Congress Party and has been in power since October 1993. Nazir, Baron Ahmed (born 1958) is a member of the House of Lords, having become the United Kingdom's first Muslim life peer in 1998 and is in this war-torn province of Sudan to attend the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, hosted by the govenor in his own compound.
    sudan243-24-05-2009.jpg
  • A detail of one of two panels commemorating the names of international athletes who won gold medals at the London Olympics held at the old Wembley Stadium in 1948, on 6th November 2019, in Wembley, London, England. The fragile and heavy panels were carefully removed when the old stadium was demolished in 2000 and restored when the new structure was completed, in memory of the post-war (austerity) games.
    wembley_development-24-06-11-2019.jpg
  • A detail of one of two panels commemorating the names of international athletes who won gold medals at the London Olympics held at the old Wembley Stadium in 1948, on 6th November 2019, in Wembley, London, England. The fragile and heavy panels were carefully removed when the old stadium was demolished in 2000 and restored when the new structure was completed, in memory of the post-war (austerity) games.
    wembley_development-23-06-11-2019.jpg
  • An eccentric man dressed in gold strides past theatre staff outside the Prince Edward Street in London's Soho, on 19th October 2017, in London, England.
    gold_man-01-19-10-2017.jpg
  • British spectators celebrate a gold medal win by Team GB Triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the Triathlon, held in Hyde Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Girl sports fans wave their union jack flags above their heads as thousands watch a giant TV screen with the Albert Memorial in the distance. Brownlee came first followed by Spain's Javier Gomez then Jonathan Brownlee (brother of the winner). The venue was the Hyde Park 142 hectares (350 acres) Hyde Park in the heart of the capital, one of the largest parks in central London and the site of the Victorian Great Exhibition of 1851.
    olympic_triathlon14-07-08-2012.jpg
  • A Racing Post vendor looks over to a young woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat on Ladies' Day during Royal Ascot, the annual event on the English sporting and social calendar, on 18th June 1992, in London, England. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_women2-18-06-1992.jpg
  • In front of amused elderly passers-by, street performers strut their stuff during a Gay Pride parade of homosexuals and transgender cross-dressers. One wears a bright red and gold costume with feathers just off the road while another wears a dancer's sequined leotard. Gay pride or LGBT pride is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to promote their self-affirmation, dignity, equality rights, increase their visibility as a social group, build community, and celebrate sexual diversity and gender variance.
    gay_pride-02-07-1998.jpg
  • A woman toutist reads a map of the area, stopped by the side of highway 190 in Death Valley, California. A road sign warns of the bending road that skirts the arid area, dangerous for those caught without transport and water. Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it is the lowest and driest area in North America. Death Valley has the record highest recorded air temperature in the world. The valley received its English name in 1849 during the California Gold Rush and called Death Valley by prospectors.
    death_valley_tourist-18-05-1996.jpg
  • A couple just off the train from Waterloo are en-route to Ascot racecourse on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. Not looking particularly happy to have arrived, two elderly women look at the clothes worn including the man's top hat and tails. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_races08-21-06-1993.jpg
  • Two young women walk in a breeze towards the entrance gates to Ascot racecourse on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. Both dressed in beige browns and with wide-brimmed hats that are about to blow off, they walk with wide smiles. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_races05-21-06-1993.jpg
  • Two women dressed in bright pink sit on a station bench en-route to Ascot racecourse on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. A man with top hat and tails sits reading a newspaper with a Wimbledon tennis news headline on the back page, Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_races06-21-06-1993.jpg
  • A gentleman buys an edition of the Evening Standard newspaper outside the gates of the Ascot racecourse on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. The headline 'Maxwells Arrested' refers to the sons of media tycoon Robert Maxwell whose suspicious death triggered fraud allegations to his newspaper empire. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_races03-21-06-1993.jpg
  • An aerial view of crowds of racegoers on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot racing week. Top-hatted gentlemen and women in posh frocks gather before the next race, planning which horses to back. Royal Ascot is held every June and is one of the main dates on the sporting calendar and English social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe's best-attended race meeting. There are sixteen group races on offer, with at least one Group One event on each of the five days. The Gold Cup is on Ladies' Day on the Thursday. There is over £3 million of prize money on offer.
    ascot_races02-21-06-1993.jpg
  • In the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, US sports fans hope to be seen on TV as members of the United States women's water polo make a TV appearance on NBC's Today show broadcast live from the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics - the morning after winning the gold medal match against Spain.
    olympic_park43-10-08-2012.jpg
  • The words Inspire a Generation for the main Olympic slogan on a sign in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Stretched across a bridge near the Riverbank Arena where the Hockey games are played, the British Olympic organisation (LOCOG) hope that as the tally for gold medals climbed, British youth will be inspired enough to take up sport when declining spending and interest has been a national issue. In times of austerity, schools and sports clubs had their budgets for sport reduced and Team GB's success raised more concerns for the future of British youth as potential medal winners.
    olympic_park21-10-08-2012.jpg
  • A young boy eats an ice cream below portraits of the BMX athlete Shanaze Reade and celebrated diver Tom Daley, both funded by the National Lottery, an exhibition featured in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. As the tally for gold medals climbed, so the argument over government funding for the young gathered pace. In times of austerity, schools and sports clubs had their budgets for sport reduced and Team GB's success raised more concerns for the future of British youth as potential medal winners.
    olympic_park14-10-08-2012.jpg
  • An image of French swimming champion Yannick Agnel  stands on an ad for energy corporation EDF, one of the Olympic sponsor partners in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. Young women stand to admire him and have their photos next to his athletic figure outside the EDF corporate pavillion. EDF Energy has installed monitoring technology at sports venues across the Olympic park to show real-time energy consumption at the 2012 games. Agnel is a French swimmer and national record holder in the 200 and 400 m freestyle. Yannick Agnel (born June 9, 1992 in Nîmes) is a French swimmer and national record holder in the 200 and 400 m freestyle (long course). Agnel is also a nine-time medalist at the European Junior Swimming Championships. He has won two Olympic gold medals, both at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
    olympic_park05-10-08-2012.jpg
  • Two young women sit and rest from shopping beneath the inspiring image of Team GB gold medallist Ben Ainsley who adorns the exterior of the Adidas store in central London's Oxford Street, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage/Water' campaign which is viewable across Britain and to Britons who have been cheering these athletes who have been winning medals in numbers not seen for 100 years. Their heroic performances have surprised a host nation who until the victories, were largely anti-Olympics.
    olympic_city21-08-08-2012.jpg
  • A man walks near the inspiring image of Team GB gold medallist heptathlete Jessica Ennis and diver Tom Daley which adorns the exterior of the Adidas store in central London's Oxford Street, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign which is viewable across Britain and to Britons who have been cheering these athletes who have been winning medals in numbers not seen for 100 years. Their heroic performances have surprised a host nation who until the victories, were largely anti-Olympics - now adoring their darling Ennis and her good looks.
    olympic_city17-08-08-2012.jpg
  • Two women window shop near the inspiring image of Team GB gold medallist heptathlete Jessica Ennis and long jumper Phillips Idowu which adorn the exterior of the Adidas store in central London's Oxford Street, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign which is viewable across Britain and to Britons who have been cheering these athletes who have been winning medals in numbers not seen for 100 years. Their heroic performances have surprised a host nation who until the victories, were largely anti-Olympics - now adoring their darling Ennis and her good looks.
    olympic_city15-08-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon27-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Queues and crowds at the entrance of the official London 2012 merchandise shop - hours before another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country
    olympic_triathlon28-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon26-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon25-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon22-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon17-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Young girls enjoy their latest purchase of foam hands as they exit the official London 2012 merchandise shop - hours before another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country
    olympic_triathlon02-07-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis ..
    olympic_stratford54-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ads are for Visa and for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space..
    olympic_stratford52-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ads are for Visa and for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space..
    olympic_stratford50-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ads are for Visa and for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space..
    olympic_stratford49-06-08-2012.jpg
  • With giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes behind them, spectator crowds descend steps at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space...
    olympic_stratford37-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis ..
    olympic_stratford23-06-08-2012.jpg
  • The giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes on the side of the their HQ at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take The Stage' campaign. The faces include diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis ..
    olympic_stratford20-06-08-2012.jpg
  • With giant presence of Team GB role-model athlete heroes behind them, spectator crowds descend steps at the Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford that leads to the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. The ad is for sports footwear brand Adidas and their 'Take the Stage' campaign including diver Tom Daley, gymnast Louis Smith and the darling of British athletics, heptathlete gold medallist Jessica Ennis. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield is Europe's largest urban shopping centre providing the main access to the Olympic park with a central 'street' giving 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space...
    olympic_stratford18-06-08-2012.jpg
  • Spectators admire the Ribbon of Gold, 7 annual species of English garden flowers created by 100 staff with the main Olympic stadium in the background during the London 2012 Olympics. London's Olympic Park, at just under a square mile, is the largest new park in the city for more than 100 years. The planting of 4,000 trees, 300,000 wetland plants and more than 150,000 perennial plants plus  nectar-rich wildflower make for a colourful setting for the Games. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • Children practice winning a sprint final on the grid-like patterned floor in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The kids race under a pretend track tape held by two volunteer Games Makers who offer the everyone winners' chocolate gold medals. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. .
    olympic_park81-02-08-2012.jpg
  • Seen on a giant screen in the Olympic Park, South Africa's gold medallist rowers Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson celebrate after winning the men's lightweight four rowing finals during the London 2012 Olympics. Spectators pass by as the team members celebrate with emotional hugs in their winning boat a few miles away in west London. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
    olympic_park56-02-08-2012.jpg
  • A Games Maker volunteer with a gold tooth and passing spectators near a Usain Bolt Visa billboard during the London 2012 Olympic Park during the games. London 2012 volunteers are called 'Games Makers', as they are helping to make the Games happen. Up to 70,000 Games Makers take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming visitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible. Games Makers come from a diverse range of communities and backgrounds, from across the UK and abroad. The vast majority are giving up at least 10 days to volunteer during the Games.
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  • Two Dutch spectators wearing matching orange suits walk along an evenue in the former royal borough of Hampton Court, palace of Henry the Eighth's Hampton Court Palace on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
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  • Spectators await the arrival of the peloton on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling67-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Spectators enjoy a leisurely dessert of strawberries alongside their makeshift banner to Team GB's road cycling hero Bradley Wiggins, a recent winner of the legedary Tour de France. This is the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling65-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Spectators enjoy a leisurely dessert of strawberries alongside their makeshift banner to Team GB's road cycling hero Bradley Wiggins, a recent winner of the legedary Tour de France. This is the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling63-28-07-2012.jpg
  • American children stand for a souvenir photo on the Olympic rings that stand at the entrance of King Henry the Eighth's Hampton Court Palace on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling59-28-07-2012.jpg
  • American children stand for a souvenir photo on the Olympic rings that stand at the entrance of King Henry the Eighth's Hampton Court Palace on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling57-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Family stands for a souvenir photo on the Olympic rings that stand at the entrance of King Henry the Eighth's Hampton Court Palace on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling53-28-07-2012.jpg
  • London lady stands for a souvenir photo on the Olympic rings that stand at the entrance of King Henry the Eighth's Hampton Court Palace on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling52-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Dutch cycling fan walks past Italian restaurant on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling46-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Reader of the Daily Telegraph newspaper reads about the previous night's Olympic opening ceremony,.on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling44-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Local children walk past as a reader of the Daily Telegraph newspaper reads about the previous night's Olympic opening ceremony, on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling42-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Cyclists peloton speeds through Hampton Court in southwest London compete for the 250km mens' road race on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympics. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling38-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Cyclists peloton speeds through Hampton Court in southwest London compete for the 250km mens' road race on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympics. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling37-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Cyclists speed through Hampton Court in southwest London compete for the 250km mens' road race on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympics. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling36-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Local spectators beneath road access sign await the passing of the peloton on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling35-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Local spectators beneath road access sign await the passing of the peloton on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling31-28-07-2012.jpg
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