Instant Alert: 32 eerie photos of the abandoned venues from the 2004 Athens Olympics

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   32 eerie photos of the abandoned venues from the 2004 Athens Olympics by Tony Manfred and Caroline Praderio on Jul 29, 2016, 2:05 PM Advertisement The Olympic games are about to begin in Rio de Janeiro. What will happen once they're over? The deserted Olympic venues in Athens might offer a clue.  Unlike the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic venues, which were destroyed during the Bosnian War, there was no catastrophic event that led to the abandonment of the Athens arenas. Greece simply has no use for world-class, expensive-to-maintain venues for niche sports like softball, beach volleyball, or even swimming. They became useless immediately after the Olympics left town. As a result, a more than a decade after Greece spent ~$15 billion to stage the games, some of these once-gleaming venues are crumbling. The softball stadium. A ruined fountain in the Olympic Village. The Olympic beach volleyball arena. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011