Are there any Olympic ruins left in Sarajevo?
And yet the Olympic ruins offer a glimmer of hope for some. In an interview with Atlantic Cities, Jon Pack—one half of the project The Olympic City, which explores Olympic infrastructure after the games—cited Sarajevo as the most inspirational former Olympic site he visited.
When was Skenderija built for the Winter Olympics?
Skenderija was constructed as a cultural and sport center in 1969 and later used for the 1984 Winter Olympics. (Courtesy of Flickr user jaimi.silva) Mount Igman was home to the alpine, Nordic and ski jumping events of the XIV Winter Olympics.
Where was the ski jumping at the Olympics?
Mount Igman was home to the alpine, Nordic and ski jumping events of the XIV Winter Olympics. (Courtesy of Flickr user aidaweb101) Igman Olympic Jumps from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Mount Igman. (Xe0us via Wikimedia)
Where was the bobsled race in Sarajevo in 1984?
The 1984 Sarajevo bobsled run on Mount Trebević as it is now. The three-kilometer-long run winds its way down through the woods to a bombed-out spectator area below. The remains of a bombed-out building in central Sarajevo. In the background is an entire hill dedicated to victims of the war. The finish of the bobsled run on Mount Trebević.
Where was Skenderija located during the Winter Olympics?
The outside of a restaurant from the 1984 Winter Olympics. (Courtesy of Flickr user Sarah Barrow) Restaurant During the 1984 Winter Olympics. (Courtesy of Flickr user Sarah Barrow) Skenderija was constructed as a cultural and sport center in 1969 and later used for the 1984 Winter Olympics. (Courtesy of Flickr user jaimi.silva)
What did they do in Sarajevo in 1984?
During the 1984 Olympics, this building housed guests and spectators watching bobsledding. During the war, it was an artillery point from which Bosnian-Serbs would fire guns into the city below. Tanya and Mirsada Kosic stand at the grave of one of the ten close relatives that they lost during the course of the war.
Are there any abandoned Olympic sites in the world?
For cities that host Olympic Games, converting their stadiums and Olympic Villages into useable space is a challenging task; some places succeed, others fail, letting once vibrant structures fall into disuse. In Sarajevo, however, former Olympic structures tell more than a forgotten event.
