Paris is currently preparing for the opening ceremony to the Olympic Games - and it comes almost exactly 10 years after Glasgow welcomed the world to its own huge sporting event.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony took place on July 23, 2014, at Celtic Park.
It fired the starting pistol for a 12 day feast of sport, with nearly 5,000 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports - making it the largest ever multi-sport event in Scotland’s history.
The Queen officially opened the Games, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, at an event that featured music from the likes of Rod Stewart and Amy Macdonald, along with hundred of dancing volunteers dressed up as everything from the Loch Ness Monster to Tunnock’s teacakes.
The Games were a huge success, with Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement".
And it was a great event for the home nations athletes, with Scotland, England and Wales all achieving record-breaking medal hauls.
18. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 23: Singers Karen Dunbar and John Barrowman perform during the Opening Ceremony for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park on July 23, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
A Forth Bridge made from Irn Bru cans was one of the more unlikely highlights of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. | Getty Images
19. The Auld Enemy
Squash player Nick Matthew leads Team England into the stadium. | Getty Images
20. Patriotic Pups
All the teams were led into the stadium by Scottie dogs. | Getty Images