In pictures: New aerial shots of London and 2012 venues
The
recent clear days in London have provided an opportunity to see how the
city and its Olympic venues are being finalised for the Games, now less
than a month away. Here the giant Olympic rings can be seen on Tower
Bridge. Picture jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
Contrast
that view with this one, taken in November 2007, which shows the
dramatic difference the Olympic Park has made to the area. Picture
jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
The
spiralling Orbit tower is newly finished. The Anish Kapoor designed
structure will provide visitors with panoramic views of the park for a
£15 fee. Picture: jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
Over
on the Olympic Park, final touches are being made to the brightly
coloured Hockey Arena. Picture jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
Horses
will feature at Greenwich Park as it is the site of the equestrian
events. The beige square in the middle of this shot is the dressage and
jumping arena. The cross country part of eventing takes place through
the park. Picture: jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
The
venue will be able to seat 15,000 spectators when it opens for action
which runs from 28 July - 9 August. GB is entering its first team since
beach volleyball was featured at the Olympics in 1996. Picture
jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
More
than 2,000 tonnes of sand will be used on the main beach volleyball
court and practice areas. Picture: jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
Further west along the river, this shot shows Horse Guards Parade being
prepared to host beach volleyball matches, with the Houses of
Parliament to the right and the London Eye wheel behind. The fountains
of Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column are bottom left. Picture:
jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
The
Olympic rings are also lit 183m up on the top of Tower 42, perhaps
better known as the Nat West Tower. To the front and left is the 202m
high Heron Tower. At over 300m, the newly built Shard, seen in the
background, dwarfs them both. Picture: jasonhawkes.com @jasonhawkesphot
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