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#1 Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue
Credit: Dado Ruvic
#2 Bobsleigh Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics
Credit: Dado Ruvic
#3 Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
An abandoned training pool for athletes at the Olympic Village.
Credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
#4 Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D’ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue
Fabio Gregoroni
#5 Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Maxime B
#7 Olympic Sports Complex, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue
Credit: Michael J. Haggerty
#8 Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Ioanna Sakellaraki
#9 Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Milos Bicansk
#10 Beach Volleyball Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics
Credit: David Gray/Reuters
#11 Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Seats for reporters remain desolate in 2014.
Credit: Kyodo News/ Newscom
#12 Olympic Mascots Lie Unwanted, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics
Credit: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
#13 Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Martin Sachse/Getty Images
#14 Olympic Flag Posts, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
#15 Barricades Outside The Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Арыстан Аубакир
#16 Soviet Venue, Tallinn, 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
Credit: Oh Brezhnev
#17 Fountain In Olympic Village, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Thanassis Stavrakis/ AP
#18 Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue
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#19 Ski Jump, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue
Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
#20 Tennis Court, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: David Goldman/AP Photo
#21 Beach Volleyball Centre, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Milos Bicanski
#22 Diving Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Oli Scarff
#23 Olympic Baseball Stadium, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
#24 Olympic Stadium Train Stop, Munich, 1972 Summer Olympics
Credit: Julian Neugebauer
#25 Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue
A deserted pool used during the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Credit: Martin Sachse/Getty Images
#26 Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, 1996 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Alan Mothner/AP Photo
#27 Kayaking Competition Venue, Beijing, 2008 Summer Olympics
Credit: David Gray/Reuters
#28 Cinema In The Olympic Village, Mexico City, 1968 Summer Olympics
Credit: Gary Hustwit
Credit: Alexander Valov
#30 Olympic Village, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue
Credit: Andreas Levers