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Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony
A pile borer starts to put in the piles for the chamber. These were 1200mm diameter and went to a depth of 36m. The water table was only a metre below the surface, so water pumps ran 24 hours a day until the chamber was sealed.

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Athens_02_Chamber_dig_2_PS

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Date:	Tue January 2, 2007
Description:	A pile borer starts to put in the piles for the chamber. These were 1200mm diameter and went to a depth of 36m. The water table was only a metre below the surface, so water pumps ran 24 hours a day until the chamber was sealed.
Production:	Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony
Venue:	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
Production Date:	August 2004
Copyright:	Piers Shepperd
Credit:	Jack Morton Worldwide were the Producers of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympics

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Sun March 18, 2007 12:38pm

Rating: 10.00

What a lot of mud!