After 11 days of sport, the Paralympic Games closed in London on Sunday night in a "festival of flame" honouring Britain's ancient traditions and festivals.
Coldplay led the show, which started at 8.30pm local time, with a set reflecting the four seasons.
Unlike other Games ceremonies, the 4200 athletes were seated around the main arena, putting them at the heart of the action.
Coldplay sang songs from their five albums, while dancers performed with flames around the burning face of a "sun king".
The BBC reports other performers included pop star Rihanna, rapper Jay-Z and a cast of around 1200 performers on three circular stages - Summer, Winter and the Sundial.
As the show began, a tribute was paid to the armed forces and military charity, Help for Heroes.
British Paralympians David Weir and Sarah Storey, who both won four gold medals, carried the British flag into the stadium, as flagbearers representing 164 nations participating in the Paralympics entered the arena.
Captain Luke Sinnott, who lost both legs in an IED bomb blast while serving in Afghanistan, climbed the flagpole to raise the Union Jack.
Mary Nakhumicha Zakayo of Kenya and runner Michael McKillop of Ireland were presented with gold medals in recognition of them winning the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award - for athletes who exemplify the best spirit of the Paralympic Games.
Flowers were also presented to honour the 70,000 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers.
Some 120 child volunteers from east London took part in the spectacle, along with disabled aerial performers from Circus Scape and The British Paraorchestra.
Most successful in Paralympic history
After the Paralympic flag was passed to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, performers from Rio - which will stage the games in 2016 - put on a colourful performance fusing hip-hop freestyle and samba, performed by disabled and non-disabled dancers.
The event was the most successful in Paralympic history.
''It has been fantastic,'' said Organising chairman Lord Coe.
''We wanted to raise the bar at the Olympics and I am as proud as everyone at being a part of a team that has unquestionably raised the bar at the Paralympics.
"We get Paralympics sport in this country. I never really doubted that the Paralympic Games would be anything other than a show-stopper."
Wheelchair marathon
The final event on Sunday was the wheelchair marathon.
The wheelchair marathon through central London was won by David Weir on Team GB. It was his fourth gold medal at the Games.
Weir, 33, previously won the 5,000m, 1500m and 800m events.
Sunday's result put Britain third on the medals table, with a tally of 120, including 34 golds. China and Russia were first and second. Australia was fifth.
On Monday, 800 British stars of the Olympics and Paralympics will celebrate their success during a victory parade through the streets of London.
Mayor Boris Johnson said he hoped to see a social and cultural legacy from the Games.
