London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch will travel across the UK for 70 days before arriving at the Olympic Stadium for the start of the Olympic Games.
Eight thousand Torchbearers will carry the Torch through more than 1,000 communities. Some unusual methods of transport will be used, including horse, steam train and even zip wire.
The Torch will arrive in London on 21 July, passing through all of London's boroughs on its way to the Olympic Stadium.

About the Olympic Torch

The Torch was designed by East Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.
Its triangular shape was inspired by a series of "threes":

• The three Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship
• The three words of the Olympic motto: faster, higher, stronger
• The fact that London is hosting the Games for the third time
• The three main topics covered by the London 2012 Games: sport, education and culture

The Torch is perforated by 8,000 circles, representing the 8,000 Torchbearers.

Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium in June 2011
Location	Marshgate Lane, Stratford, London, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°32′19″N 0°00′59″WCoordinates: 51°32′19″N 0°00′59″W
Broke ground	2007
Built	2011
Opened	2011
Operator	Olympic Delivery Authority
Surface	Track & Field (Grass)
Construction cost	£486 million[1]
Architect	Populous
Structural engineer	Buro Happold
Services engineer	Buro Happold
Main contractors	Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Capacity	80,000[2]

The Olympic Stadium in Olympic Park, London, England, is designed to be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and the venue of the athletic events as well as the Olympic Games' opening and closing ceremonies. It is located at Marshgate Lane in London's Stratford district in the Lower Lea Valley and has capacity for the games of approximately 80,000 making it temporarily the third-largest stadium in Britain behind Wembley Stadium and Twickenham Stadium.
Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the official construction start date on 22 May 2008, although piling works for the foundation unofficially began four weeks ahead of that date. The stadium was chosen to host the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[3]