For the fifth year running the Olympic Park was opened to the public allowing more than 4,000 people to take bus tours around the site. The 200,000th visitor was welcomed as part of Open House weekend.

This year, for the first time, the tours included a look inside the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre as well as being able to see the parklands taking shape and the major venues, where construction has been completed a year before the Games.

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Olympic Delivery Authority Chairman John Armitt said: "Seeing is believing and we have tried to open up the Olympic Park 'big build' to as many people as possible so they can see the progress and transformation for themselves. Open House has been a great opportunity for thousands of people to follow the transformation of what was a predominantly industrial area into a new part of London with world-class sports venues, housing and infrastructure set in a fantastic new park."

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