Basketball arena finished

At 115 metres long and 35 metres high, the white-clad arena is one of the largest temporary venues ever used for an Olympic Games and will be dismantled afterwards to be reused elsewhere.

Building began in October 2009, with work to erect the 1,000-tonne steel frame starting in March 2010.

The venue, completed on budget, will hold the Olympic Park's first test event when six top men's teams (Britain, Australia, China, Croatia, France and Serbia) play in an International Invitational tournament from August 16-21.

"Basketball is one of the most popular Olympic sports and spectators will be able to see the game played out in spectacular surroundings," said London 2012 chairman Seb Coe.

Other Olympic Park venues already finished are the main stadium, the velodrome and the handball arena.