300 million - Amount of people who tuned in globally for the 08 Launch.
50,000 - The number of people who attended the opening events.
1,300 - The number of performers at the opening events.
194 tonnes of staging, structures, lighting and speakers.
54 kilometres of cabling for the events.
40 aerialists who performed in the show.
1 square kilometre of space the opening event was performed in.
"This is a city steeped in culture - and very much alive to it. And now is the perfect opportunity to show that to the world." Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister.
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