Opening Ceremony Collection (#3)

Opening of the Spanish Cortes - the Royal Procession to the New Palace of Congress, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Spanish Cortes - the Royal Procession to the New Palace of Congress, 1850. Ceremony in Madrid to celebrate the inauguration of the newly built Palacio de las Cortes

Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children are greeted by dignitaries at the station...which her Majesty

Interior of the Tube - Mr. Stephenson Driving the Last Rivet, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Tube - Mr. Stephenson Driving the Last Rivet, 1850. Opening of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits in Wales....a very interesting episodical proceeding took place in

The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Steam train on the newly-opened bridge....showing two of the four colossal statues of lions - "we must not, " says Sir F

Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Founding of the The New School at Loughborough, [Leicestershire] - the Procession, 1850. A procession was then formed to the School grounds

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Kylie Minogue during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Keith Urban during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: The opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023, United States of America

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: The opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023, United States of America

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: DJ Tiesto during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, and Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Lando Norris, McLaren, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren, during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: The opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023, United States of America

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: The opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023, United States of America

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STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, and George Russell, Mercedes-AMG

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Thirty Seconds to Mars during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023

The Royal Albert Hall, 1871: Opened by Queen Victoria, March 29, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Royal Albert Hall, 1871: Opened by Queen Victoria, March 29, (1901). Queen Victoria (1819-1901) opening the concert hall in South Kensington, London

The Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, 1851: Opened by Queen Victoria, May 1, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, 1851: Opened by Queen Victoria, May 1, (1901). Queen Victoria (1819-1901) opening the Great Exhibition in the purpose-built Crystal Palace in Londons Hyde Park

Opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston [the British prime minister]: the theatre - the town clerk reading the address of the corporation to His Lordship, 1862

The opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The opening of the Hartley Institution at Southampton by Lord Palmerston: arrival of His Lordship at the Institution, 1862

Opening of the International Exhibition Building: the procession forming in the South... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the International Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London]: the procession forming in the South Central Court, 1862

The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photo... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

Opening of the International Exhibition: Earl Granville presenting the address to the Duke... 1862
Opening of the International Exhibition: Earl Granville presenting the address to the Duke of Cambridge - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Steve Aoki during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas on Wednesday November 15, 2023

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, and George Russell, Mercedes-AMG

Formula 1 2023: Las Vegas GP
STREETS OF LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - NOVEMBER 15: Lando Norris, McLaren, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren, during the opening ceremony during the Las Vegas GP at Streets of Las Vegas

The visit to Liverpool of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to officially open the International Garden Festival held from 2nd May to 14th October 1984

The visit to Liverpool of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to officially open the International Garden Festival held from 2nd May to 14th October 1984

The new Coffee House Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Bootle, after the official opening by Alderman S. Mahon. 17th December 1937

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers, Division Two league match at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Saturday 20th August 1994. Inaugural match at the new stadium. Opening Ceremony

Queen Elizabeth II Visits Birmingham, to open the Great Charles Street Queensway tunnel, part of the A38, 7th April 1971

Princess Margaret in car as she drove through Poplar to open a Community Centre October 1955

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Rocket Man man arrives on a jet pack

Minister of Eductaion Maggie Thatcher opens the Netherley Comprehensive schools in Liverpool May 1971

Freddie Trueman at the new Saxon Motor hotel, Ainley Top, Huddersfield, to take part in the opening ceremony. He declared open the Sportsmans bar, and is seen with left

King Edward VII. And Queen Alexandra at the Opening of His Majestys First Parliament, 1901
King Edward VII. And Queen Alexandra at the Opening of His Majestys First Parliament, February 14, 1901. Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) in ceremonial ermine

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). King George V opens the Queensway Tunnel, a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead

Study for the Opening of the Royal Exchange by Queen Victoria, London, c1891, showing the Queen and Prince Albert inside the building with people bowing and curtsying to them

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QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view from Old Haymarket showing crowds gathered to watch the opening of the Queensway Tunnel

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QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. The opening ceremony of the Queensway Tunnel, showing King George V pressing the button to raise the curtains to the tunnel entrance

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Yate Shopping Centre, Yate, South Gloucestershire. A crowd walking along a precinct at Yate Shopping Centre for its official opening

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Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Shinfield, Wokingham, Berkshire. Lewis Moss, Chairman of Berkshire County Council, greeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the official opening of the Shire Hall

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Gosport, Hampshire. A group of people including staff from the Royal Navy at the opening of married quarters in Gosport. This Armed Services housing estate of 1000 12M Jespersen flats

A woman takes pictures prior to a ceremony opening a bridge, which was constructed to connect the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Strait, May 15, 2018

An ethnic minority delegate arrives for the opening session of the National People s
An ethnic minority delegate arrives for the opening session of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 5, 2016

The sun is seen through smog on a severely polluted day as a paramilitary policeman salutes to delegates arriving to the Great Hall of the People ahead of Saturdays opening ceremony of the National

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From Super Bowl spectacles to historic Olympic moments, opening ceremonies have always been a grand display of talent and excitement. Just like Prince's unforgettable halftime show at the 2007 Super Bowl or his iconic performance at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Italy, these events leave an indelible mark on our memories. Even as far back as Tsar Nicholas II attending the first Duma's opening ceremony in St Petersburg in 1906, we can see how important these gatherings are for politics and royalty alike. But it's not just about famous faces and prestigious occasions. Opening ceremonies also bring together beloved entertainers like Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, who were joined by Miss Great Britain Carolyn Moore in their delightful performances. And let's not forget about Red Rum, the legendary Grand National winner who made a grand entrance at the opening of the Rum Runner nightclub not once but three times. Whether it's a sports event or a community gathering like the opening of Eltham's Congregational Church in Kent back in 1938, there is something truly magical about witnessing beginnings unfold before our eyes. These ceremonies symbolize unity, celebration, and new possibilities that lie ahead. So next time you find yourself immersed in an opening ceremony - be it on TV or right there among the crowd - take a moment to appreciate its significance, and is through these captivating displays that we come together as one, embracing shared experiences and creating lasting memories.