Chilling Images of Abandoned Olympic Venues

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A swimming pool in the 1936 Olympic village in Elstal, Germany.

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The ski jump tower in Cortina D'ampezzo, Italy for the 1956 Winter Olympics.

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The bobsled track in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

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Another view of the bobsled track in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

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The ski jump tower in Grenoble, France for the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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The Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center in Athens, Greece for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Another look at the Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center in Athens, Greece for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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The ski jump tower in Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics.

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The Olympic Village in Berlin, Germany for the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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The beach volleyball venue from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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The main swimming pool for the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece.

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The Olympic Village in Athens, Greece for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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The Olympic Sports Complex for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

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Barricades from outside the stadium in Athens, Greece for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Olympic flag posts for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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The first modern Olympic games have been held way back in Greece in 1896 with this year’s 2016 Rio Olympics marking the 28th event for the summer portion. Needless to say, there have a flurry of games staged in many countries across the globe, and in order to make it all happen, gargantuan venues must be erected despite the harrowing costs to host nations. However, there is nothing more haunting than observing an Olympic venue in such a dilapidated state and then wonder if such mandatory extravagance was all worth it.

Whether it’s an unused bobsled track from the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics or the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany turning its 1936 Olympic village into army barracks, take a look at the photos of the abandoned Olympic venues above.

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