page_title: 2012 Summer Olympics
section_title: National houses
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 Summer Olympics / The Games / Participating National Olympic Committees / National houses
caption_attribution_description: English: The 2012 Holland Heinken House in Alexandra Palace in London during the 2012 Summer OlympicsNederlands: Buitenkant van het Holland Heineken House in 2012 (Alexandra Palace) tijdsens de Olympische Spelen in Londen
context_page_description: The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participated.
  Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948.
  Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The main focus was a new 200-hectare Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford, East London. The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.
context_section_description: During the Games some countries and continents had a national house. These temporary meeting places for supporters, athletes and other followers were located throughout London.
caption: The Holland Heineken House, the Dutch home in Alexandra Palace.
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