The 8ft (2.4m) statue was unveiled near Nottingham's old Market Square at 1300 GMT by his widow Barbara.

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Later they carried the torch through the city to Old Market Square, where they lit the cauldron for the evening celebration.

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Events planned by the council include a Games Day in the Old Market Square, when members of the public can have a go at Olympic sports.

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Slaves were allowed to gather each Sunday in Congo Square, an old slave market in Louis Armstrong Park, to drum and practise their music.

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Walk down the hill from the cathedral, and, embedded between medieval mansions and houses, you will find the Marktplatz, a lively market square in the centre of the Old Town where farmers sell vegetables, fruit, bread and cheese each day.

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