12 February 2011 Last updated at 21:37

In pictures: Tahrir Square clean-up begins

A general view of Tahrir Square on 12 February 2011.

Hundreds of people have been celebrating the end of nearly 30 years of rule by President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's central Tahrir Square.

Last remnants of barricades are moved from Tahrir Square

The party was still continuing into Saturday evening, as the last remains of barricades in the square were moved away.

Troops clear the way for the head of the armed forces high command, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

The army has been encouraging people to leave the square, and its own presence there has been reduced.

Protesters reading newspapers detailing the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

In the morning, protesters woke up to digest the magnitude of their achievement - relayed by the media.

Throughout the day people came from all over Cairo to take part in cleaning up the square.

Volunteers scrub paint and graffiti off a wall in Tahrir Square

Volunteers scrubbed paint and graffiti off walls.

Volunteers cleaning a lion statue on Qasr al-Nil bridge

Those involved in the clean-up say they are proud to be rebuilding the country.

Egyptian volunteers start laying back paving stones outside the Egyptian Museum.

Outside the Egyptian Museum, just outside Tahrir Square, volunteers began laying back paving stones they had used as weapons.

Pictures of Egyptians martyrs who killed during recent protests are seen at Tahrir Square.

In Tahrir Square, meanwhile, pictures of those killed are displayed as a poignant reminder of the victims of what is now being dubbed the 25 January Revolution.

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In pictures: Tahrir Square clean-up begins

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