2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony in the 2008 Beijing olympics were astonishing, a total feast for the eyes. To save those moments for eternity the Boston Globe bring us some amazing photos from the ceremony.

Beijing held its formal opening ceremony today for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The ceremony, held in the National Stadium known as the Bird’s Nest, was attended by thousands, and watched by millions more on television. Below are some highlights of the nearly 4-hour performance. (24 photos total).

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

Olympics 2008

More: Boston.com

4 Comments
  1. nana777ing on August 12, 2008, 19:21

    Beautiful.

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  2. Angel on August 12, 2008, 20:52

    I saw the opening ceremony on TV and it was amazing! Great pictures!

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  3. toxich20 on August 13, 2008, 17:14

    Absolutely amazing, I watched them on TV and have since watched the ceremony two more times (with friends and family) on the NBC website. I am still in awe over the whole thing. The shear numbers, the costumes, the effects, just everything, WOW!

    Good luck to London trying to top this in four years.

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  4. ram on August 15, 2008, 04:26

    YUp it was amazing

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