During the Olympics, the bridges on the river Thames and some of the buildings along it were illuminated with colourful lights. Crossing over Waterloo Bridge one evening, I noted the colours on the bridges and buildings on both sides - the OXO Tower, London Eye, bridges, and buildings on South Bank were glowing. (I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the illuminated bridges and awestruck on that evening. It made me miss London as I often do not get to visit as much as I used to.)
Although I used to always take a camera with me to capture photographs, I was unable to on this day. I also have not been to London in the evening since then to take photographs. However, I have located various photographs on the web.
The above photographs were taken by Patrick Mayon, as cited. More of his work can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickmayon.
London Eye was illuminated for the Olympics, and the lights changed colours. South Bank also contained many illuminated buildings, and the reflections of the lights on the South Bank, London Eye, and bridges made London feel magical.
The illuminations were organised by the Mayor of London in the event known as 'Dazzle'. (http://www.molpresents.com/dazzle)
In addition to the bridges being illuminated, the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge each featured a light show in the evenings during the Olympics. The Houses of Parliament featured Olympic glories from the past and present, projected onto the building. In addition to the photograph below, you can read more about this and see additional photographs here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179214/Projecting-right-image-Games-Houses-Parliament-transformed-Union-Jack-Usain-Bolt-Olympic-excitement-reaches-fever-pitch.html
Tower Bridge also featured a light show with multiple colours and patterns projected onto the iconic towers. The bridge was lit up every night during the Olympics.
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