Article- Architecture after the flame goes out

25 Aug 2008
From Guardian.co.uk: Architecture after the flame goes out

But just two years after the Games left town, Athens officials - facing upkeep costs of more than $74m per year for athletic venues that were not used after the Games' end - started thinking about tearing venues down.
An interesting article about the historical investments into Olympic stadiums and their use post-Olympics.

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