2014年8月13日星期三

Abandoned Athens Olympic 2004 venues, 10 years on

A decade on from Greece's staging of the Olympic Games, many of its once-gleaming venues now lie derelict

Abandoned Athens Olympic 2004 venues, 10 years on – in pictures

A decade after Greece hosted the world’s greatest sporting extravaganza,...

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Abandoned Athens Olympic 2004 venues, 10 years on – in pictures

On 13 August 2004, the Olympic Games came home to Greece for the XXVIII Olympiad at an estimated cost of approximately €9bn. A decade after the sporting extravaganza, many of its once-gleaming Olympic venues now lie abandoned. For many Greeks who swelled with pride at the time, the Games are now a source of anger as the country struggles through a six-year depression, record unemployment, homelessness and poverty, with many questioning how the nation has benefited from the multi-billion-dollar event

Steven Bloor
theguardian.com, Wednesday 13 August 2014 17.52 BST
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The Olympic Sports Complex. Photographs: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA

The Schinias Centre that hosted the rowing and canoeing competitions. — The Schinias Centre in Marathon that hosted the rowing and canoeing competitions. Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA

An abandoned training field at the Olympic Village. Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA

The abandoned beach volleyball venue in Neo Faliro. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

Worn press seats at the Outdoor Olympic Swimming Pool of the Olympic Complex. — Worn press seats at the outdoor Olympic Swimming Pool of the Olympic Complex. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

Tthe remains of a fountain decorated with the Olympic rings and graffiti-defaced marble blocks dedicated to Greek Olympic medal winners are seen at the Olympic village. — The remains of a fountain decorated with the Olympic rings and graffiti-defaced marble blocks dedicated to Greek Olympic medal winners are seen at the Olympic village. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

An abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic village. — An abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic Village. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

Posters with the logo of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are seen inside a hall at the Olympic sailing centre, which is now used as a marina, in the Agios Kosmas suburb, south of Athens. Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters