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In the Sochi district, Adler has finally been put into operation Fisht stadium, which will host the opening ceremony in a week Winter Olympic Games 2014. And today we will talk about ten main ten sports arenas last winter Olympics. These are objects where competitions are not usually held, however, they serve as the main symbols sports festival, which took place in their city.
Fisht Stadium. Sochi. 2014 Winter Olympics
The Fisht stadium got its name in honor of the mountain peak of the same name, located not far from Adler. This large-scale structure was built according to the design of the American architectural company Populous.
It was originally planned that the stadium's external shape would resemble Easter Egg, but then it was decided to give it the outline of a mountain peak, after which “Fisht” was named.
The Fisht stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the presentation of medals to competition winners. During the 2014 Olympic Games, the arena will be designed for 40 thousand spectators, and for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, some of the matches will be held at this stadium, its stands will expand to 47,659 seats. How the facility will be used during the break between these two events is not yet known.
BC Place Stadium. Vancouver. 2010 Winter Olympics
The BC Place multifunctional arena in Vancouver, unlike the stadium in Adler, was built long before the 2010 Winter Olympics - in 1983. But for the Olympic Games, the Canadian government allocated $364 million for its reconstruction. After all, by that time the stadium was pretty worn out, and its famous domed roof was torn and sagging.
The BC Place stadium welcomed the Olympics in a new guise: with a completely updated infrastructure and stands for 55 thousand spectators. The modernization of the roof, however, was completed after the Games, and now this arena is the largest in the world with a roof in the form of a dome, which is supported solely by air pressure from the inside. BC Place is currently used as the home ground of the Vancouver Whitecaps (soccer) and British Columbia Lions (Canadian football).
Stadio Olimpico. Turin. 2006 Winter Olympics
The Olympic Stadium, which hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, is even older. It was built in 1933 for the FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by Italy.
For many decades, this stadium (called Stadio Comunale) was the home arena for two Turin clubs: Juventus and Torino. And in 2006, these teams were forced to temporarily give up their “home” to athletes who came from all over the world. To this momentous sporting event A large-scale reconstruction of the arena was carried out - the number of spectator seats became 27,128, and roofs appeared over the stands.
Currently, only the Torino football club plays in the stadium. In 2011, Juventus moved to its own stadium.
Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake City. 2002 Winter Olympics
The organizers of the 2002 Winter Olympics, which took place in Salt Lake City, did not invest a lot of money in a facility that would not host competitions, but only the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. They leased a stadium from the University of Utah, built four years earlier, and made a relatively small investment to make it Olympic compliant. By the way, the mentioned university also provided its dormitories where the athletes lived.
Since Rice-Eccles Stadium was built in 1998, it has been home to the University of Utah's athletics team, the Utah Utes. The arena served as the home of Real Salt Lake Soccer Club from 2005 to 2008.
Nagano Olympic Stadium. Nagano. 1998 Winter Olympics
The decision to build this stadium has nothing to do with the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998. After all, the Shinano Grandserows baseball club initially built it for themselves (this sport is very developed and popular in Japan), and the organizing committee of the Olympic Games only approached the club’s management with a proposal to immortalize this arena in the history of sports.
"Cherry Blossom" (as Nagano residents call the Olympic Stadium) hosts matches of the Japan Baseball Championship, in which the Shinano Grandserows play. In total, this arena hosts about two hundred events a year - sports competitions, concerts, exhibitions, weddings and other mass events.
Lysgardsbakken. Lillehammer. 1994 Winter Olympics
The organizers of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, held in Lillehammer, acted even more cunningly. This small town with a population of just over twenty thousand people does not need its own stadium for international competitions. Therefore, it was decided to hold the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Olympics directly at one of the competitive Olympic venues - the Lysgardsbakken ski jump. Fortunately, the stands and slope around this facility can accommodate up to 30 thousand spectators.
The opening ceremony of the Olympics amazed the audience gathered in Lysgardsbakken and in front of the television screens with the fact that one of last participants The Olympic torch relay was carried out by a ski jumper who ascended with a torch in his hands.
The Lysgardsbakken springboard is actively used for major world competitions and training of athletes. Lillehammer is a center for winter sports, attracting hundreds of thousands of people every year.
Theater des Ceremonies. Albertville. 1992 Winter Olympics
The town of Albertville in the French Alps in 1992 also did not need its own stadium for several tens of thousands of spectators. And to hold ceremonies as part of the 1992 Winter Olympics, a temporary facility was built there - the Theater des Ceremonies.
This building was a Colosseum with stands for 35 thousand people. Immediately after the end of the Olympics in Albertville, it ceased to exist - it was dismantled and partially transported to Barcelona, where the Summer Olympic Games took place a few months later.
McMahon Stadium. Calgary. 1988 Winter Olympics
The multifunctional arena McMahon Stadium was built back in 1960 by order of the Canadian football team (a game similar to American football) Calgary Stampeders. At that time, the capacity of the facility was slightly more than 22 thousand spectators. By 1988, when the official ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games took place at this stadium, the stands had already received 38 thousand people.
Since 1960, McMahon Stadium has been home to a number of football, American football and Canadian football clubs, as well as the University of Calgary athletics team.
Olympic Stadium "Asim Ferhatović-Hase". Sarajevo. 1984 Winter Olympics
Koševo Stadium (the first name of this facility) was built immediately after the Second World War, in 1947, and became one of the main sports arenas in Yugoslavia. The national football team of this state played there, major international athletics competitions and other prestigious competitions were held. And by 1984, it was heavily renovated to host the Winter Olympics.
A few years after the Olympics, Sarajevo became one of the centers of violent confrontation during the Bosnian War. Like many other buildings in the city, this facility was significantly destroyed, so that it became impossible to hold sports competitions there. But in 1996, reconstruction of the arena began, and now the stadium is the main one in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sarajevo football club and the country's national football team play here, as well as concerts by local and world music stars.
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium. Lake Placid. 1980 Winter Olympics
Lake Placid is probably the most Small town of those that became the capitals of the Olympic Games. Its population is only 2,600 people. However, the Winter Olympics were held there twice (in 1932 and 1980). Moreover, in the second case, the opening ceremony was not held at a standard stadium (it simply does not exist in the mentioned village) and not even at one of the Olympic venues.
The organizers of the event reasonably decided that there was no point in building anything for these purposes, and therefore they chose the most spacious facility in the vicinity - the Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium equestrian arena.
in my hands last version of the architectural concept of the entire territory where the 2014 Olympic Games will be held. No one else has such up-to-date information.
I give only numbers and facts + quotes directly from the Olympic Concept, no assessments or reasoning.
First in line - Olympic A park.
The park is one of the largest construction projects in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics. At the 2014 Games it will be used as one of the two main competition clusters, which will be located on the Black Sea coast in the Imereti Lowland. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the games, all skating competitions, as well as award ceremonies for the winners. The Olympic Park will contain: a stadium, two ice hockey arenas, a skating center, Ice Palace sports arena, curling arena, two training arenas, awards area, outdoor skating rink, Olympic Village, main media center, IOC members' hotel, utility buildings and large screens for watching sports competitions.
From the “Concept of Architectural Development of the 2014 Games Territory”:
The main sports arenas will be compactly grouped in the coastal zone, where a grand Olympic Park is being created on the now empty lands of the Imereti Lowland. In terms of the scope of development of the territory (total area - 261 hectares) and the degree of concentration of large-scale structures on it (six ice arenas), this park is not only comparable, but even exceeds the complexes being built in the world for the Summer Olympic Games, not to mention the Winter Olympic Games . Another one distinguishing feature Sochi project is associated with the city-forming role of the Olympic Park. According to the development plans for Sochi, the Olympic Park will become a compositional and semantic core, around which a large residential area will be formed in the future.
Olympic Park in numbers and pictures
The total area of the Park is 261 hectares
The Park includes:
Football stadium- during the Olympic Games will be used as Central Stadium
The stadium area is 15 hectares, capacity is 40 thousand people.
The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the XXII Winter Olympic Games.
It was originally planned to be a prototype appearance stadium Faberge Easter egg. As a result, a project using the image of a snowy peak was approved. The stadium will have two side stands covered with translucent polycarbonate and two small open end stands. The location of the stadium and the height of the end stands will provide spectators with an impressive view of the mountains Greater Caucasus. The stadium will be designed for 40,000 spectators for the Olympics, 45,000 spectators for football matches high international level and for 25,000 spectators for everyday use (for example, FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi matches).
Big Ice Arena- the main hockey stadium during the 2014 Olympics.
The stadium area is 17 hectares, the ice hockey arena is designed for 12,000 spectators.
The concept of the arena is based on the image of a frozen drop. The color of the dome coverings is silver. The arena will be located next to other stadiums: the Small Ice Arena and the training stadium. Estimated cost of construction is $66 million. Construction begins in 2009. Completion is in 2012.
After the end of the Games, the stadium will be used as a sports and concert arena.
Ice curling arena will be a prefabricated object.
The total construction area is 6 hectares.
In post-Olympic use, the curling arena is designated as an area for the possible placement of a hotel complex with 750 beds. It should be put into operation in 2011, and national and international test competitions will be held at the arena in October 2012 and February 2013.
Sochi Olympic Oval- indoor skating center, scheduled to open in 2011.
Before the Olympics, a number of major competitions will be held there. During the 2014 Olympics, it will host speed skating competitions.
The cost of construction is estimated at $32.8 million.
Standard 400 meter oval speed skating stadium with two tracks.
Capacity - 5,00 people at a time.
The skating rink will be built in the Sochi Olympic Park, near the sea, at an altitude of 3 m. In the center there will be 3 VIP boxes with an area of 250 m², 8 equipped locker rooms for 15 athletes each. A tunnel from the locker rooms will lead to the center of the ice arena.
It's a shame to be a one-time architect - to build a colossal, beautiful stadium, which at the end of the Games will be forgotten and abandoned to the mercy of brick hunters. But this is how it often happened.
Wow, what beauty the countries of the world have built for each Olympics! Multi-thousand-capacity stadiums and skyscrapers of the Olympic villages, scratching the moon with their roofs. And this will benefit you for the rest of your life: your child will skate on a ski jump, and real estate will set your finances in motion. It's on paper. In practice and in the photographs we found, it is clear that life offered more dramatic scenes for the Olympic capitals.
Swimming pool, Berlin, 1936
Issue price: 2.5 million Reichsmarks
As it was
The 1936 Olympics gave Hitler, who had just come to power, a great opportunity. A chance to prove to the whole world that the Aryans are the coolest. Moreover, for the first time delegations of such groups were supposed to take part in the Olympics exotic countries, such as Afghanistan, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, the racial purity of whose inhabitants was in great doubt. Therefore, the leadership of the NSDAP decided not to spare gold Reichsmarks and to do everything for top level. Cyclopean sports facilities in the imperial spirit, decorated with marble and granite, were supposed to overwhelm with their splendor athletes who were forced to live in Spartan conditions and huddle in one-story houses designed for 10 and 16 people. Not far from Berlin, a huge Olympic village was built on an area of 48 hectares (for comparison: the Olympic village in Moscow in 1980 occupied only 20 hectares). In addition to 194 one-story houses for athletes, gymnasiums, sports grounds, and halls for other sports competitions were built... At a distance from the village, a huge Olympic stadium with a capacity of 100 thousand spectators was built. In order not to make it too high, the architects decided to deepen the stadium field by about 12 meters relative to the surface. The luxurious and monumental Imperial swimming pool, built in record time, deserves special mention. short time. German swimmers always showed high results, so Hitler wanted their victories to take place in the correct architectural frame.
Despite the fact that a number of countries planned to boycott the Olympics in Berlin, it still took place. 3963 athletes from 49 countries took part in it. To cope with the invasion of strangers and defend the dominant position of the Aryans, Germany sent the largest team to the competition - 406 athletes. In addition, the Games program included disciplines in which the Germans were traditionally strong: fencing, kayaking and canoeing, women's gymnastics, handball. As a result, Germany managed to take first place in the number of medals won. However, the triumph was incomplete, as the hero of the Olympics was the black runner from the USA Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals.
Jesse Owens
What happened
After the end of World War II, Olympic venues, including the Imperial Pool, were exploited Soviet troops, stationed near Berlin. A fall Berlin Wall and the withdrawal of troops led to the fact that all the buildings were abandoned and began to collapse. And although not so long ago the German authorities allocated money for the restoration of buildings (including, according to The newspapers Daily Mail, 2.5 million euros were spent on restoring the pool), this did not affect the condition of the Olympic facilities. True, the house where Jesse Owens lived during the Olympics was renovated. There is now an athlete's museum open there.
Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, 1964
Issue price: $5.6 million
As it was
Among other facilities, by the beginning of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a huge arena “Nippon Budokan” (Japanese - “martial arts hall”) was built for judo competitions, in which the Japanese are traditionally strong. The building was designed for 14 thousand spectators and looked very original: a huge octagonal structure 42 meters high. The scale of construction should have been emphasized by the fact that at this Olympics, for the first time in history, judo competitions among men were held. In total, four sets of awards were played, and three gold medals, of course, went to the Japanese. Unfortunately, Soviet judokas managed to win only four bronze medals.
What happened
Of course, judo would not be able to provide even minimal profitability on such a scale. Therefore, after the Olympics, the hall began to be used mainly for holding music shows. So, in 1966, during their first visit to the Land of the Rising Sun, the group performed a series of concerts here The Beatles. Under this roof the voices of Eric Clapton, Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Dylan, The Kiss and many others sounded. The popularity of the stadium is evidenced by the fact that many live albums of rock musicians and bands are called “Live at Budokan”.
Olympic Velodrome, Montreal, 1976
As it was
The 1976 Summer Olympics in Canada turned out to be the most unprepared for the entire Olympic movement. Having pushed aside such powerful rivals as Los Angeles and Moscow, Canadian Montreal snatched the right to host the Olympics. City officials proudly declared that “the Olympics will be modest and simple, in the tradition of human greatness,” implying that the focus will be on sports rather than on the grandiose and expensive construction of Olympic venues. However, from the very beginning, everything did not go as planned. Numerous errors in the design of facilities and severe frosts that hit the country led not only to the failure to meet deadlines, but also to the death of one and a half dozen workers. Delays in construction financing caused contractor strikes, further delaying the process. Therefore, by the beginning of the Olympic Games, not all facilities were put into operation. The final cost of hosting the Olympics amounted to 1.42 billion Canadian dollars, which was almost 1 billion more than the income from its holding. The city authorities had to take out a loan for this amount, payments for which were completed only in 2006.
What happened
The cycle track, built for the Olympic Games, was used for its intended purpose for some time, but in 1992 it was converted into an indoor nature park Biodome. This park is financed from the budget, so there is no question of recouping costs.
Lake Placid Olympic Village, 1980
As it was
The main failure of the Games was the collapse of the Olympic Village construction project. The organizers were unable to find the required number of investors, so the construction of a number of objects had to be abandoned. And those who decided to build, built mainly with the help of local prisoners. And in order to save on hotels for athletes (after all, it was unprofitable to build them in such a wilderness, a six-hour drive from New York), they decided to place the participants in a newly built prison for juvenile delinquents. Therefore, the athletes rested between competitions in truly Spartan conditions - in concrete cells equipped with minimal amenities and bunk beds. Another problem was the lack of snow on the ski slopes, and for the first time in the history of the Games it was solved with the help of snow cannons. About $5 million was spent on the production of artificial snow.
What happened
In the fall of 1980, the dormitories for athletes were further equipped and officially became a correctional colony.
Bobsleigh track Sarajevo, 1984
As it was
The only Winter Olympics of its kind in the socialist camp was held in the then Yugoslav city of Sarajevo. Economic situation the country was extremely difficult, and financial assistance was required to hold the Olympics at a decent level Soviet Union, voluntary donations from the population of the country, as well as free volunteer labor. In Yugoslavia they even introduced a special tax and collected an additional half a million dollars from it. In total, $130 million was spent on the preparation and holding of the Olympics.
What happened
However, residents were not able to use the Olympic facilities for long. Eight years later, in March 1992, the Bosnian War began. Serbian troops took Sarajevo into a siege that lasted almost four years. Systematic artillery shelling of the city led to the destruction of most of the Olympic facilities (ski slopes, speed skating and biathlon stadiums, jumping hills, etc.). And the Bosnians turned the bobsleigh and luge tracks into an artillery position. The most fortunate was the Asim Ferhatović Hase Olympic Stadium, which was restored from ruins in the late 1990s and is now the main sports ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Friendship and Peace Stadium, Athens, 2004
As it was
It is difficult to say how much the Greeks spent on hosting the Olympic Games in 2004. Cost estimates vary greatly. Thus, the Socialist Party, which was in power, claimed that the builders managed to meet 6 billion euros. The conservative opposition put the figure at 16 billion. Independent experts estimate that the costs were likely 12 billion euros, with another 1 billion or so spent on security. At the same time, the Faliro Coastal Zone complex of Olympic facilities was quite extensive and included 22 structures. Alas, all these unaffordable costs did not bring happiness to the Greek team, which took only 15th position in the team standings.
What happened
Such an expensive event as the Olympics crippled Greece's weakened economy and left behind huge debts. Of the 22 objects of the complex, 21 objects are not used in any way. The exception was the Peace and Friendship Stadium, which became the home court of the Olympiacos basketball club. All other objects are abandoned and are gradually being destroyed. Plans to use the constructed venues for non-sporting events fell through, and the Olympic facilities became a haven for gypsies and homeless people.
National Stadium, Beijing, 2008
Issue price: $423 million
As it was
The main venue of the Beijing Olympics, a stadium with a capacity of 91 thousand people, was built in the shape of the favorite Chinese delicacy “swallow's nest”. Result collaboration Chinese and Swiss architects turned out to be impressive. The stadium stands are located on the walls of a concrete bowl. Around it are 24 columns, on top of which is mounted a seemingly chaotic pile of twisted metal beams. This voluminous metal structure is covered with transparent but very durable plastic. Thanks to the use of plastic, the architects were able to reduce the weight of the structure as much as possible and do without the $50 million retractable roof that they originally planned to have. On creating an easy During the construction of the stadium, 110 thousand tons of new high-tech steel, specially developed for this project, were used.
What happened
To maintain the stadium in proper condition, the state is forced to spend about $11 million a year. The authorities planned to turn it into a trading center after the Olympics. Entertainment Center, but that did not happen. True, it is periodically used for cultural events and pop star concerts. In 2009, 2011 and 2012, matches of the Italian Super Cup were held here. The rest of the time the stadium is practically empty. There is only a museum here wax figures and a Segway rental shop. For just 20 bucks you can ride a Segway along the tracks where Olympians set world records. True, the happiness will be short-lived - only 15 minutes.
Beach volleyball stadium, Beijing, 2008
Issue price: $18 million
As it was
For the Olympics, a beach volleyball stadium was built for 12 thousand spectators. The Chinese occupy a good position in this sport, so they built it on a grand scale, for themselves. The stadium contains eight areas: one for competitions, one for warm-up, six for training. Alas, even such a grandiose structure and the fierce support of the fans did not help the Chinese athletes win. The favorites of the competition - the Chinese and the Americans - met in the final of the women's tournament. The final match took place in pouring rain, but this could not cool the intensity of the fight. The Chinese women fought to the limit, but could not defeat the volleyball players from the USA. Misty May-Trainor and Kerry Walsh beat Chinese players Tian Jia and Wang Jie in two games with the same score of 21:18. The American men also did not disappoint, so the gold from the two sets of awards that were up for grabs went to the athletes from the USA.
What happened
Despite the love of the people of the Middle Kingdom for beach volleyball, now the stadium is not used for its intended purpose. The graffiti-covered building is gradually deteriorating and collapsing, like most of the Beijing Olympics venues.
Basketball stadium, London, 2012
Issue price: 90 million pounds
As it was
Especially for the Olympic Games in London, the architects Sinclair Knight Mertz and Wilkinson Eyre, together with the KSS company, created innovative project a basketball stadium that could be easily and quickly built, and after the end of the competition just as easily and quickly removed. And so, at the beginning of 2010, a durable three-dimensional frame was erected from 1000 tons of steel. Then a white polyvinyl chloride membrane was stretched over it, after which all the necessary communications were installed inside and stands for 12 thousand people were installed. Thanks to the original design, the stadium was assembled and put into operation in just 15 months.
What happened
After the Olympics, the stadium was dismantled within a few weeks, and its metal structures were sold. And in order not to lose funds spent on the construction of other Olympic venues, the London mayor's office began a grandiose reconstruction of the complex into a city park. This important task was entrusted to the British architect James Corner, whose successful work includes the transformation of the abandoned High Line railway trestle in New York into a green recreational area with hanging gardens. And the huge Olympic stadium with a capacity of 80 thousand people is now being rebuilt for use in everyday life. Its stands (about 50 thousand spectators) will be as close as possible to the format football field. After the reconstruction is completed, the stadium will be handed over to the new owner - football club West Ham United.
Save our Sochi!
The Olympics in Sochi have finally died down and died down, and unexpectedly for everyone, we managed to collect a lot of medals. And the Paralympians simply amazed the whole world with their achievements. However, after the end of the Olympics, dozens of objects remained in the city: infrastructure, sports facilities, residential complexes.
At the same time, private investors who were involved in the construction of Olympic facilities abandoned almost all buildings, except for hotel complexes. And all refuseniks are now coming under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Sports and the Federal Property Management Agency.
What are their further fate? There is clarity on at least one object. The UMMC holding is ready to transfer the Shayba ice arena to the state free of charge for the creation of a children's sports camp on its basis. At first they wanted to dismantle the Ice Cube curling center and transport it to the Moscow region, but they considered it unprofitable and decided to turn it into a multifunctional sports and entertainment center. The Adler Arena skating center will become an Expo Center. The Iceberg Winter Sports Palace will turn into a cycling track. And the entire Olympic village (as in the photo on the left) will be sold for housing. True, most likely such a massive proposal will collapse the local real estate market, but the organizers are counting on Muscovites, who, as you know, cannot be scared by extra zeros and will not be scared away from a dacha on the coast. According to Oleg Deripaska (he built a cargo port for 10 billion rubles, international Airport Sochi and the main part of the Olympic Village), many facilities created specifically for the Olympics will not be able to continue to function without additional costly repurposing. There is no money in the budget for this, so their future fate is still unclear.
The ancient Greek games at Olympia were held about three hundred times between 776 BC and 394 AD. The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens. And not just anywhere, but at the marble Panathenaic Stadium (also Panathinaikos, Panathinaiko Stadio) in the very center of the capital. By the 19th century, practically nothing remained of the ancient arena, but someone was found who financed large-scale reconstruction. We go to the place where the most significant sporting competitions took place...
So, at the end of the nineteenth century, to revive the Olympic Games, sports and public figure Baron Pierre de Coubertin convenes the first congress of the International Olympic Committee. It was decided to hold summer games in 1896 in Greece. At that time there was neither the Olympic flame (introduced in 1936 at the Berlin Games) nor the Olympic oath, but there was a stadium.
The Panathenaic Stadium, which today is considered an eternal symbol of sports and culture, was built in 329 BC. e. the ruler of Athens, Lycurgus. It acquired its unique feature a little later, 500 years later. During the Roman period, the arena was entirely covered with white marble from Mount Pentelikon. The same marble was used to build the great structures of the Acropolis.
Pentelic marble is distinguished by its impeccably uniform white color with a creamy tint.
If you look closely, you will notice that several seats in the first row are different from the rest. These are two marble thrones on which kings sat.
The rounded part of the stadium is called sfendona.
By the way, did you notice the shape of the stadium? In the form of an elongated horseshoe.
According to some sources, the stadium could accommodate 50 thousand spectators.
And this cave, from which in ancient times gladiators entered the arena, hides magical powers. Young Athenian women gathered here at night, lit a fire in the center of the cave and began libations with bread, honey and almonds. They believed and believed that the better the ritual was performed, the better the husband they would find. After the libations, the girls took off their clothes and danced naked. At the same time, adult women guarded the entrance to the cave (you never know).
Now, in the depths of the cave there are rooms. Here are the originals of all the torches of the Olympic Games.
The period of decline of the stadium begins with the advent of Christianity at the end of the 4th century. The stadium is abandoned, light marble is used as building material during the construction of Athenian churches and houses. When the area of the arena was also used for agricultural purposes.
In the 19th century, the stadium began to be reconstructed. And in 1896 he hosted the First Olympics.
In 2004, the stadium was one of the venues for the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
View from the stadium to the Acropolis.
View from the arena to the very high point in Athens - Mount Lycabettos (aka Lycabettus, Lycabettus, Λυκαβηττός).
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