Olympic Torch Lit In Olympia, Greece


	Olympic Torch Lit In Olympia, Greece

carrerinyes

3-24-2008 11:38 AM

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carrerinyes says:

Now this is what it's all about! What a beautiful ceremony.

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3-24-2008 12:08 PM

ratilfar

The use of the mirror is ingenious.

3-24-2008 12:12 PM

carrerinyes

I think so too! They stay with tradition!

3-24-2008 12:14 PM

carrerinyes

The flame was lit by focusing the sun's rays on a concave steel mirror at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia.

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