Photos: Closing ceremony in London

An artist waves a Union Jack flag atop a mock up of the Big Ben tower during the closing ceremony.

An artist waves a Union Jack flag atop a mock up of the Big Ben tower during the closing ceremony. (ADRIAN DENNIS, AFP/Getty Images)

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Aug. 12, 2012 2:02 PM PT

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Actors perform during the closing ceremony. (ANTONIN THUILLIER, AFP/Getty Images)

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Gymnasts perform during the closing ceremony. (LEON NEAL, AFP/Getty Images)

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National flags fly as the stadium bursts into light at the beginning of the closing ceremony. (SAEED KHAN, AFP/Getty Images)

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Flagbearers enter Olympic Stadium. (GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP/Getty Images)

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Performers take part in the closing ceremony. (SAEED KHAN, AFP/Getty Images)

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Gymnasts perform during the closing ceremony. (LEON NEAL, AFP/Getty Images)

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British singer and songwriter Emeli Sande. (GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP/Getty Images)

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Flagbearers enter the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony. (JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images)

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Picture taken during the closing ceremony. (FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT, AFP/Getty Images)

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Artists perform during the closing ceremony. (GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP/Getty Images)

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The Spice Girls -- Victoria Beckham, Gerie Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown -- perform. (GABRIEL BOUYS, AFP/Getty Images)

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A combo shows the Olympic flame being extinguished at the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony. (ODD ANDERSEN, AFP/Getty Images)

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