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(01 of25)
East Village, the former athlete’s village, unveils their collaboration with critically acclaimed artists 3D Joe & Max. The 3D masterpiece was commissioned to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Olympics and features iconic East London and Olympic scenery alongside cameos from some of the stars of London 2012 . The street art will be available for the public to interact with at Celebration Avenue, East Village, London E20 (next to Stratford International DLR station), over the next week.
(02 of25)
East Village, the former athlete’s village, unveils their collaboration with critically acclaimed artists 3D Joe & Max. The 3D masterpiece was commissioned to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Olympics and features iconic East London and Olympic scenery alongside cameos from some of the stars of London 2012 . The street art will be available for the public to interact with at Celebration Avenue, East Village, London E20 (next to Stratford International DLR station), over the next week.
(03 of25)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Louis van Gaal appears at a press conference with Sir Bobby Charlton as he is unveiled as the new Manchester United manager at Old Trafford on July 17, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) (credit:Clive Mason via Getty Images)
(04 of25)
Tanny Evans, 22 from Sevenoaks takes a rowing boat out on the river in Stratford-upon-Avon. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
(05 of25)
Cara Hanley (left) and Clemmie Stubbs take their dog Stanley out for a boat trip on the river in Stratford-upon-Avon. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
(06 of25)
People relax in the sun in Green Park, central London as temperatures are tipped to soar to record levels. (credit:John Walton/PA Wire)
(07 of25)
The Duke of Cambridge wears purple gloves to place the glove of First World War fighter pilot ace Major James McCudden in a display cabinet at the opening of the newly refurbished Imperial War Museum atrium in south London, which has taken four years and 40million to transform the whole building. (credit:John Stillwell/WPA-Rota)
(08 of25)
READING, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Queen Elizabeth II sits with some of the construction workers as she visits Reading Railway after redevelopement on July 17, 2014 in Reading, England. (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
(09 of25)
A man walks past a scaled down model of the new "Godzilla," at Tokyo Midtown in Tokyo Thursday, July 17, 2014. The model is being displayed to mark Hollywood's "Godzilla" remake and the 60th anniversary of the first "Godzilla" movie. "Godzilla," directed by Gareth Edwards, opens in Japan on July 25. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of25)
Crewmember Tetsuo Hayashi airbrushes the final touches to a 6.6 meter replica of the famous Godzilla at Tokyo Midtown on July 15, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The 'MIDTOWN Meets GODZILLA' project is in collaboration with the Japan release of the Hollywood film version of 'Godzilla' The Godzilla built on the lawns of Tokyo Midtown will host a light show everynight complete with mist, audio and fire rays. (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
(11 of25)
Drivers pass crates of peaches set afire by protesters who discharged from Spanish trucks during a demonstration at a toll bridge on the A9 motorway near Perpignan, southern France, on July 17, 2014 to protest against fruit importation low prices.
(12 of25)
David Howell of England hits the opening shot of the first round of The 143rd Open Championship at Royal Liverpool on July 17, 2014 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Redington via Getty Images)
(13 of25)
An Israeli Merkava tank rolls along the southern Israeli border with the Gaza Strip following Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian coastal enclave before a five-hour truce went into effect, on July 17, 2014. Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas were observing a temporary five-hour humanitarian ceasefire, both sides said, on the 10th day of conflict between the sides. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JACK GUEZ via Getty Images)
(14 of25)
Nineteen-year-old polar bear Tongki swims with a block of ice containing fish at the Everland Amusement Park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 17, 2014. The polar bear is given the special iced treats in the hot summer weather by the zoo keepers. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of25)
Nineteen-year-old polar bear Tongki bites a block of ice containing fish at the Everland Amusement Park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 17, 2014. The polar bear is given the special iced treats during the hot summer weather by the zoo keepers. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of25)
Floyd Mayweather and Maria Sharapova present the award for best game at the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) (credit:John Shearer/Invision/AP)
(17 of25)
Tennis player Maria Sharapova arrives at the ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
(18 of25)
Members of the public in fancy dress as the Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton is relayed through Howwood in Renfrewshire. The batonbearer's name has been provided in good faith, however it has not been independently verified. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn for Glasgow 2014. Copyright Glasgow2014, 2014, All rights reserved. (credit:Chris Radburn for Glasgow 2014/Glasgow2014)
(19 of25)
Undated handout photo issued by Google of an aerial view of London as Google Maps launches 3D mapping of the capital city, using 45-degree aerial imagery. (credit:Google/PA Wire)
(20 of25)
Undated handout photo issued by Google of the London Eye as Google Maps launches 3D mapping of the capital city, using 45-degree aerial imagery. (credit:Google/PA Wire)
(21 of25)
Rochelle Humes of The Saturdays attends a photocall to launch her collection for Very.co.uk at Claridges Hotel on July 16, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
(22 of25)
A stewardess watches a display from the Airbus A380 at the Farnborough International Airshow. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
(23 of25)
The Red Devils, the British Army's parachute display team, perform at the Farnborough International Airshow. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
(24 of25)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks to his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talk during the BRICS-UNASUR Summit in Brasilia on July 16, 2014. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will hold talks in the Brazilian capital with counterparts from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other Latin American nations. AFP PHOTO/EVARISTO SA (Photo credit should read EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:EVARISTO SA via Getty Images)
(25 of25)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (R) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging powers gathered in Brazil on Tuesday to launch a new development bank and a reserve fund seen as counterweights to Western-led financial institutions. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Images)