London 2012 Olympics
Contrary to the Olympics in Beijing,were China wanted to prove the dominant status of the nation in the world, The posture of London was to be the showcase of creativity, freedom and tolerance. No reference to the old empire but to modern life, design, music and cinema. Large crowds were to be seen everywere. More than one million spectators came to the cycling race.
If you want to see all the portfolio on the games, you can download the following PDF.