London 2012 Olympic Games buildup - in pictures

Police on site at the Olympic Park Photograph: Julien Behal/PA A London taxi bearing the union flag on an Olympic lane in the capital Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Graffiti depicting "Mandeville", one of the official mascots, is seen alongside a mural of Amy Winehouse in east London Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images A worker fixes Olympic bunting to Downing Street Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters A South Korean TV journalist reporting in front of Tower Bridge Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images British army personnel on patrol in Trafalgar Square Photograph: Julien Behal/PA A group sit on a set of Olympic rings floating in the Thames near Battersea park Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP A woman walks over a sign giving Olympics facts painted on a pavement Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Members of the public gather to watch torchbearer along Tottenham High Road Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images People ride a large carousel on the south bank of the river Thames Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP Workmen check the the Olympic rings on Tower Bridge Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA A policeman patrols before the rehearsal of opening ceremony at the Olympic Park Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images Visitors walk into the Olympic park from Stratford international station Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images A man directs the crowd as they go into test event at the Olympic Park in Stratford Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters Performers welcome athletes to the athletes' village at the Olympic Park Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images Artists perform as Team GB arrives at the athletes' village at the Olympic Park Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Workers direct crowds of people as they make their way to Olympic Stadium Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Volunteers take a break on a bench at the Olympic Park Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA Members of Team GB arrive for the official welcome to the athletes' village Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Multicoloured Olympic rings adorn one of the lawns at Kew Gardens Photograph: HO/EPA People take photos with an Olympic mascot by the Thames near Tower Bridge Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images Town Crier Tony Appleton outside the Olympic Stadium Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Shoppers walk past the John Lewis department store, with a giant union flag facade Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A street art painting depicting Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is seen in east London Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images A Guardsman welcomes passengers at St Pancras International Station Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images A man walks past a poster showing mascot "Wenlock" at the ExCel venue Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters