1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
1992 CE.
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The opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Saturday 25 July 1992 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, during which the Games were formally opened by King Juan Carlos I. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. The ceremony began at 20:00 CEST and lasted just over three hours. By a purely creative decision, this was the first Summer Olympics opening ceremony since Los Angeles 1984 to be held at dusk in the host city. This revolutionized the production of various shows around the world, since during the cultural segment's natural light was the protagonist and during the protocol it was artificial light that stood out give it more spectacularity, something that has become a standard since then. It was watched by an estimated worldwide television audience of 3.5 billion and had a total cost of 2.8 billion pesetas (€16.8 million).
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