The facilities serving the 2004 Olympics in Greece have deteriorated and become abandoned due to lack of maintenance.
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Wild plants have grown over the 7,600-seat grandstand at the 2004 Olympic rowing arena after years of abandonment. |
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The abandoned Olympic regatta has been likened to the Amphitheater of Dionysus in Athens, which was built in 4 BC and had a seating capacity of 14,000. |
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After years of disuse and lack of maintenance, the grandstands and main court of the 2004 Olympic rowing venue were overrun with weeds. |
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The baseball and softball arenas are now abandoned after the 2004 Olympics. |
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The baseball and softball arenas were completed in 2004. Many of the stadiums built for the 2004 Olympics in Greece were rushed and over budget. |
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The devastated scene outside the baseball and softball venues of the 2004 Olympics. |
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Children cycle through the ruined grounds of the Olympic village built to accommodate 10,000 people during the 2004 Olympics. |
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Currently, Greece does not even have enough funds, estimated at 60 million euros, to maintain and operate the main competition area of the 2004 Olympics. |
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Stagnant water in a swimming pool at the Olympic athletes' village in Athens, Greece. |
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Rusty control barriers left outside the Olympic stadium in Athens. |
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Few people believe that this was once the softball stadium at the 2004 Olympics. |
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The softball stadium is part of the $8 billion Olympic sports complex in Athens, Greece. |
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The desolate and squalid scene outside the Olympic stadium. |
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The dry diving platform at the aquatics center in Athens built for the 2004 Olympics. |
According to Dan Viet