The tower’s light installation will feature both static and animated effects.

The ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, located in the heart of London’s Olympic Village, will include a light installation, designed by Arup Lighting.

The spiralling 375ft ruby-red tower will incorporate 250 colour spotlights in order to create a 15-minute light show that will be shown nightly during the Games.

The LED spotlights will be individually controlled to create the moving light show that will also incorporate special effects.

Designed by Turner-prize winner Anish Kapoor, and Cecil Balmond, the tower is planned to re-open in 2014 to accommodate an expected 5,000 tourists per day.

Andrew Altman, chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, said: “The feature lighting opens a completely new artistic aspect to the work of Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond.

“It will create a vivid landmark with dynamic effects that we can use in tandem with different events.”

The tower has been described as a ‘sustainable structure’ with 60 per cent of its 2,000 tonnes of steelwork coming from recycled sources.