Photos provided by organisers show it being hauled in two pieces by farm tractors, then lifted into place by a crane.
Predictions by Olympics organisers show that on the peak day, 3 August, which is the first day of track and field and many other big events, there will be an extra three million journeys taken on public transport, this is on top of the 12 million trips made during an average London workday.
But if the backroom organisers showed that Britain could still excel, the country's athletes delivered an excess of proof.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Surgeon also backed incorporating the demolition in the festivities, but urged organisers to show sensitivity for the buildings' history.
The second, last Wednesday night, was a protest, "a die-in" intended by the organisers to show solidarity with similar events that brought cities (and malls) to a standstill across the States in the wake of the New York grand jury decision to take no action against the police involved in the death of Eric Garner.
The ruling right-wing Popular Party refused to take part in the film, and has kept up a ferocious assault on what they termed Basque-born Medem's "suspicious enterprise", with the culture minister Pilar Del Castillo leading the attacks on the festival organisers for showing it.
Robertson, Coordination Commission chairman said Games organisers had shown "a clear understanding of all aspects of Games delivery, with detailed plans to meet the needs of athletes, spectators, volunteers and other stakeholder groups".
The organisers hope to show that witches were not just seen as cackling women on broomsticks, but as temptresses, decrepit hags and glamorous spell-casters.
A three-month strike by Hollywood's writers looked set to ruin the Oscars award ceremony late in February: actors were unwilling to cross writers' picket lines, so organisers planned to show film clips and movie history instead of the usual procession of dazzling stars.
A three-month strike by Hollywood's writers threatened to ruin the Oscars later this month: actors were unwilling to cross writers' picket lines, so the awards ceremony's organisers planned to show film clips and history instead of the usual procession of glamorous stars.
There is, therefore, a sense of anticipation as the organisers aim to show the course and their running of a European Tour event in the best possible light.
