SummerOOOOlympicsTorches
TheOlympicFlameisasymboloftheOlympicGamesthatisoriginatedfromGreekmythology
aboutPrometheusstealingfireforhuman.AndOlympicGamestorchrelayhasitshistoryof2700
years.Thefirewasreintroducedatthe1928SummerOlympicsinAmsterdam,andithasbeenpart
ofthemodernOlympicGameseversince.
2012London
TheOlympicstorchrelayisfocusingonNationalHeritageSites,locationsandvenueswith
sportingsignificance,keysportingevents,schoolsregisteredwiththeGetSetSchoolNetwork,
greenspacesandbiodiversity,LiveSites(citylocationswithlargescreens),festivalsandother
events.
2008Beijing
ThedesignoftheOlympicTorchwasbasedontraditionalscrollsandusedatraditionalChinese
designknownasthe"PropitiousClouds".
2004Athens
ThelightingceremonyoftheOlympicflametookplaceon25MarchinAncientOlympia.Forthe
firsttimeever,theflametravelledaroundtheworldinarelaytoformerOlympiccitiesandother
largecities,beforereturningtoGreece.
2000Sydney
Torch’sdesignconceptisbasedonthebuildingoutlineofSydneyOperaHouseandclearblue
waterofPacificOcean.AndthewholeshapeissimilartoaboriginalAustralians’boomerang.The
mainbodyiscomprisedofthreelayerswithblue,whiteandblack,whichrespectivelysymbolizes
water,fireandearth.
1996Atlanta
ThisisthelongesttorchofSummerOlympicsandistheuniqueonethatneedstobehandledinits
middlesofar.ItsshapesymbolizesthearchitecturallinesofancientGreek.
1992Barcelona
The1992BarcelonaSummerOlympicGamesTorch.ThetorchwascreatedbytheBarcelona
industrialdesignerAndréRicard.
1988KoreanKKK
“The24thSummerOlympicGamesinSeoul1988”iswrittenontheheadoftorch,decoratedwith
logothistermandKoreanpainting.Thehandleofitismadeupofleather.
1984LosAngeles
Thehandleismadeupofleatheredwithring-shapeddecorations.
1980Moscow
“MoscowGamesin1980”iswrittenonthetorch.
1976Montreal
Thetorchdesignadoptspracticalelements.Itismadeofrelativelylightweightaluminum.Thetop
isblackforbettereye-catchingflameonthephoto.
1972Munich
Thestainlesstorchis75cmand1.35kg.Theliquefiedgasasfuelcanburn20minutes.
1968Mexico
Thetorch’supsideisconicalwithhollowoutdesign.
1964Tokyo
Thetorchiscylindricalwithstainlesssteelonthesurface.Fuelcanbefilledinside.Tolightenthe
wholeweightofit,palletismadeofaluminum.
1960Rome
Thistorchadoptsthecharacteristicsofclassicaldesign,imitatingthetypeofancienttorch.
1956Melbourne
ThistorchimitatesthetorchshapeofLondonOlympicsin1948.
1952HelsinkiHHH
Thetorchisinconicalshapeontheupperside.Inthemiddlethereisadecorativelaurelbrunch
andtheothersideispaintedwiththeOlympicringslogo.Handleismadeofvarnishedwood.
1948London
Thetorchheldbythelasttorchbearerismadeofstainlesssteel.Thefuelofitismagnesiumwhich
couldpresentsbetterfiringeffectandbeseenclearlyeveninabrightshinningday.
1936Berlin
Thetorchismadeofpolishedsteel,andthewordthat“Fackelstaffel-LaufOlympia-Berlin1936”
couldbefoundonthehandle.
Sources
http://www.sportepoch.com
http://www.olympicpicture.org/
http://www.olympicphoto.org/
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