The glowing heart of London 2012
GLOWING like an alien spaceship on the edge of London, this is the first picture of the Olympic Stadium lit up at night.The high-tech track and field centre, which cost an estimated £496million, will be the landmark venue of the 2012 Games.
With the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf and the O2 arena visible in the background, the 10,000-ton steel structure is set to be an iconic addition to the capital's world-famous skyline.
From 860ft in the air, the stadium with its 80,000 capacity stands look finished. But the Olympic Village surrounding it is clearly still a work in progress.
Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes, 43, snapped the stadium in Stratford, East London, while soaring above the city in a Squirrel twin-engine helicopter last night.
Incredible
Jason, who takes his pictures by leaning out of a helicopter's doors - with a safety harness attached to his chest, said: "I fly over this area fairly regularly and I had never seen it with the lights on before.
"I knew it would make an incredible picture so I got the pilot to head straight over there."
London will officially become the Olympic city on August 24 this year. It will be the third time in its history it has performed this role.
The first time London hosted the Olympics was in 1908 and the second in 1948.
The opening ceremony of the Games is expected to attract a worldwide television audience of around FOUR BILLION people.
It is hoped the event will raise £10billion for the British economy through increased tourism.
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