With the opening ceremony to the Olympic Summer Games in London only about a week away we thought we’d take a little tour of the facilities, most of which were specially built for with the games in mind.

As an overview, there are 30 venues that will host over 300 events, most of which are centralized in the Olympic Park in east London. Construction on the Olympic Park and surrounding village areas started in the summer of 2007 and was complete in July, 2011. The Olympic committee is proud that nearly all of the structures are permanent and will revitalize one of the most underdeveloped areas of the UK.

Here are a few of the most impressive venues:

Aquatics Centre - Modern Pentathlon, Swimming, Diving

Basketball Arena - Basketball, Handball

ExCel - Table Tennis, Wrestling, Taekwondo, Weightlifting

Horse Guards Parade - Beach Volleyball

Hyde Park - Triathlon, Swimming

Lee Valley White Water Centre - Canoe, Slalom

Lord's Cricket Ground - Archery

North Greenwich Arena - Gymnastics

Old Trafford - Football (Soccer)

Velodrome - Cycling, Track

Wembley Arena - Gymnastics - Rhythmic, Badminton

Wimbledon - Tennis