 | Fireworks light up the sky next to the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's nest, at the start of the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 24, 2008. click to open  |
 | Fireworks display light up above the National Stadium also known as the "Bird's Nest" during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | Dancers perform on a tower during the closing and hand-over ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium also know as the "Bird's Nest" on August 24, 2008. The Beijing Olympics officially closed today bringing down the curtain on a glittering 16-day long sports extravaganza. The next Summer Games will be held in London in 2012. click to open |
 | The Olympic torch was extinguished at the end of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | Spanish tenor Placido Domingo (L) and Chinese singer Song Zuying perform at the National Stadium or 'Birds Nest' during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 24, 2008. London will host the 2012 Olympic Games. click to open |
 | Performers take part in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | A flagbearer carries the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony in the National Stadium for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 24, 2008. click to open |
 | Olympic dance : A dancer in a fluorescent suit performs during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium also known as the "Bird's Nest". click to open |
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