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ATHENS OLYMPICS: Ceremonies

  • The five Olympic rings in the middle of an artificial lake were set ablaze by a comet during the opening ceremony.
  • Dramatic lighting, fantastical floats depicting scenes from Greek mythology, and fireworks marked the opening ceremony.
  • For the opening ceremony, the infield was flooded with millions of gallons of water to symbolize Greece's connection to the sea.
  • Hundreds of Greek drummers simulated the sound of a human heartbeat by the shore of an artificial lake during the opening ceremony.
  • More than 75,000 people inside the stadium watched as the five Olympic rings in the middle of an artificial lake were set ablaze by a comet during a spectacular opening.
  • A centaur - the mythical half man, half horse - swoops across the stadium's artificial lake moments before the lighting of the Olympic rings at the opening ceremony.
  • The breaking up of a giant human face was, according to the program, meant to represent the evolution of Greek civilisation and human consciousness.
  • More than 10,000 of the world's best athletes poured into the Olympic stadium for the opening ceremony to the sounds of techno music.
  • The Olympic Cauldron burned for 17 days until the night of the Closing Ceremony on August 29.
  • The closing ceremony on August 29 marked the climax of a hugely successful Olympic Games.
  • The closing ceremony included the formation of a giant wheat field - in Greek festivities wheat symbolises new life.
  • Greece's top singers, young and old including heartthrob Sakis Rouvas, entertained the 75,000-strong crowd during the closing ceremony.
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