Top 16 Haunting Photos Of Abandoned Olympic Venues

The Sochi Winter Olympic Games 2014 have cost 36 billion Euros to Russia. So, they costed more than the cost of all Winter Olympics combined since their inception. An amount that is 10 times the budget of Albania and Moldova together. Russia may have considered it as a long term investment, as it had spent 36 billion in just two weeks. However, many consider this to be one of the biggest absurdities committed by our Russian friends. Because the sad fate reserved for Olympic sites is often that their huge infrastructure is often abandoned and left to rot. Here, we are going to show you some of the previous Olympic stadiums that have now been abandoned.

ATHENS 2004

1. Helliniko Stadium

Source Photo : limiteless magazine

2. Olympic Swimming Pool

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3. Ruins of Olympic bus stop

2008 BEIJING

 5.The volleyball court

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6. The kayak circuit

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HELSINKI 1952

7. Olympic swimming pool

Source Photo : limiteless magazine

Source Photo : limiteless magazine

MUNICH 1972

8.  The Olympic Stadium train station

Source Photo : limiteless magazine

Source Photo : limiteless magazine

SARAJEVO 1984

9. Ski jumping hill

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11. Bobsleigh Race HCircuit

Credits Photo (creative commons): Martijn Munneke

Credits Photo (creative commons): Martijn Munneke

Credits Photo (creative commons): Martijn Munneke

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13. A podium

14. Hotel

BERLIN 1936

15. Olympic Village

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16. Olympic swimming pool

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Bigger, higher and more expensive! We are blown away by these photos and you which of these Olympic remains you would like to visit in your lifetime.

Sources: distractify , FOX8 , people , limitlessmagazine , io9 , the Globe and Mail