Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

Olympic villages through the years

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Paris 1924 -

The first ever Olympic Village was built for the 1924 Games in Paris, France.

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Paris 1924 -

Athletes are pictured in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Los Angeles 1932 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles. Only male athletes stayed at this village. Female athletes stayed at the Chapman Park Hotel.

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Berlin 1936 -

Around 145 one- and two-story apartment buildings and other facilities were built in Wustermark (near Berlin) to host the Summer Olympics in 1936.

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Helsinki 1952 -

Japanese weightlifter Isamu Shiraishi is pictured in the Olympic Village in Helsinki, Finland.

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Melbourne 1956 -

Melbourne's Olympic Village was located in the suburb of Heidelberg West.

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Rome 1960 -

Athletes are pictured walking in the Olympic Village in Rome, Italy. The village consisted of 33 buildings.

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Squaw Valley 1960 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. By the way, did you know that from 1924 to 1992, the Summer and Winter Olympics were both held in the same year?

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Mexico City 1968 -

Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympics in 1968. Participants' accommodation consisted of 29 multi-story buildings in the Miguel Hidalgo Olympic Village Complex.

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Munich 1972 -

The former Olympic Village of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany is now being used as student accommodation.

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Montreal 1976 -

The Olympic Village in the Canadian city consisted of pyramid-shaped buildings. The 23-story buildings are now used as apartments.

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Lake Placid 1980 -

The Olympic Village in Lake Placid, New York was actually turned into a prison! It's now the Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook.

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Moscow 1980 -

The Olympic Village consisted of 18 buildings, each 16-stories. Here's a picture of the entrance to the Olympic Village in Moscow during the Summer Games in 1980.

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Sarajevo 1984 -

Pictured: the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). This is what the Mojimilo Olympic Village looked like back then.

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Seoul 1988 -

American swimmer Janet Evans sits in her room at the Olympic Village during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. The village consisted of 21 multiple-story buildings.

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Barcelona 1992 -

A new neighborhood was built to accommodate Olympic teams. La Vila Olímpica was built in Poblenou, Barcelona. Some athletes also stayed in villages located in Banyoles and La Seu d'Urgell.

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Atlanta 1996 -

Atlanta 1996's Olympic Village was located on the campus of Georgia Tech (pictured), Clark Atlanta University, and Georgia State University.

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Nagano 1998 -

The 18th Winter Olympic Games were held in Nagano, Japan. There were two sites. The main one could accommodate 3,000 people, while the other one, in Karuizawa, had the capacity for 120 people.

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Sydney 2000 -

The Olympic Village for the 2000 Summer Olympics was located at Homebush Bay in Sydney, Australia. It featured 800 houses and 350 apartments, making it the first in Summer Olympics history with the capacity to accommodate every competing athlete in a single location.

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Salt Lake City 2002 -

Housing from the University of Utah and Fort Douglas was available for participants of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Athens 2004 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village in Athens, Greece, taken one year before the Games began. Today, around 10,000 people live in the new suburb.

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Turin 2006 -

Turin in Italy hosted the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Participants had accommodation available in the city and in the towns of Bardonecchia and Sestriere.

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Beijing 2008 -

The Olympic Village in Beijing, China consisted of 22 six-story buildings and 20 nine-story buildings.

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Vancouver 2010 -

The Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village was set on the waterfront of the Canadian city. Participants of the Winter Olympics also stayed at the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village in Whistler, British Columbia.

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London 2012 -

The Olympic Village of the London 2012 Summer Olympics was turned into residential accommodation. East Village contains over 2,000 apartments in an area of around 1,800 m2.

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Sochi 2014 -

Athletes stayed in two villages during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia: the Coastal Olympic Village and the Mountain Olympic Village.

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Rio 2016 -

In 2016, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the Summer Olympics. The village was located in the famous area of Barra da Tijuca.

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PyeongChang 2018 -

In 2018, the Winter Olympics were held in South Korea. In this image, Slovakian snowboarder Chanelle Ruth Sladics can be seen in the Olympic rings at the Olympic Village in PyeongChang.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics -

Participants of the 2020 Olympics are staying at the Harumi Futo Olympic Village in Harumi, an island district of Tokyo. The village consists of 21 residential buildings.

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Beijing 2022 -

The Chinese capital will be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022. The Olympic Village is completed and ready for the Games.

See also: The biggest scandals in Olympic history

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Paris 1924 -

The first ever Olympic Village was built for the 1924 Games in Paris, France.

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Paris 1924 -

Athletes are pictured in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Los Angeles 1932 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles. Only male athletes stayed at this village. Female athletes stayed at the Chapman Park Hotel.

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Berlin 1936 -

Around 145 one- and two-story apartment buildings and other facilities were built in Wustermark (near Berlin) to host the Summer Olympics in 1936.

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Helsinki 1952 -

Japanese weightlifter Isamu Shiraishi is pictured in the Olympic Village in Helsinki, Finland.

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Melbourne 1956 -

Melbourne's Olympic Village was located in the suburb of Heidelberg West.

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Rome 1960 -

Athletes are pictured walking in the Olympic Village in Rome, Italy. The village consisted of 33 buildings.

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Squaw Valley 1960 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. By the way, did you know that from 1924 to 1992, the Summer and Winter Olympics were both held in the same year?

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Mexico City 1968 -

Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympics in 1968. Participants' accommodation consisted of 29 multi-story buildings in the Miguel Hidalgo Olympic Village Complex.

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Munich 1972 -

The former Olympic Village of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany is now being used as student accommodation.

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Montreal 1976 -

The Olympic Village in the Canadian city consisted of pyramid-shaped buildings. The 23-story buildings are now used as apartments.

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Lake Placid 1980 -

The Olympic Village in Lake Placid, New York was actually turned into a prison! It's now the Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook.

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Moscow 1980 -

The Olympic Village consisted of 18 buildings, each 16-stories. Here's a picture of the entrance to the Olympic Village in Moscow during the Summer Games in 1980.

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Sarajevo 1984 -

Pictured: the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). This is what the Mojimilo Olympic Village looked like back then.

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Seoul 1988 -

American swimmer Janet Evans sits in her room at the Olympic Village during the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. The village consisted of 21 multiple-story buildings.

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Barcelona 1992 -

A new neighborhood was built to accommodate Olympic teams. La Vila Olímpica was built in Poblenou, Barcelona. Some athletes also stayed in villages located in Banyoles and La Seu d'Urgell.

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Atlanta 1996 -

Atlanta 1996's Olympic Village was located on the campus of Georgia Tech (pictured), Clark Atlanta University, and Georgia State University.

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Nagano 1998 -

The 18th Winter Olympic Games were held in Nagano, Japan. There were two sites. The main one could accommodate 3,000 people, while the other one, in Karuizawa, had the capacity for 120 people.

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Sydney 2000 -

The Olympic Village for the 2000 Summer Olympics was located at Homebush Bay in Sydney, Australia. It featured 800 houses and 350 apartments, making it the first in Summer Olympics history with the capacity to accommodate every competing athlete in a single location.

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Salt Lake City 2002 -

Housing from the University of Utah and Fort Douglas was available for participants of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Athens 2004 -

An aerial view of the Olympic Village in Athens, Greece, taken one year before the Games began. Today, around 10,000 people live in the new suburb.

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Turin 2006 -

Turin in Italy hosted the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. Participants had accommodation available in the city and in the towns of Bardonecchia and Sestriere.

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Beijing 2008 -

The Olympic Village in Beijing, China consisted of 22 six-story buildings and 20 nine-story buildings.

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Vancouver 2010 -

The Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village was set on the waterfront of the Canadian city. Participants of the Winter Olympics also stayed at the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village in Whistler, British Columbia.

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London 2012 -

The Olympic Village of the London 2012 Summer Olympics was turned into residential accommodation. East Village contains over 2,000 apartments in an area of around 1,800 m2.

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Sochi 2014 -

Athletes stayed in two villages during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia: the Coastal Olympic Village and the Mountain Olympic Village.

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Rio 2016 -

In 2016, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the Summer Olympics. The village was located in the famous area of Barra da Tijuca.

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PyeongChang 2018 -

In 2018, the Winter Olympics were held in South Korea. In this image, Slovakian snowboarder Chanelle Ruth Sladics can be seen in the Olympic rings at the Olympic Village in PyeongChang.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics -

Participants of the 2020 Olympics are staying at the Harumi Futo Olympic Village in Harumi, an island district of Tokyo. The village consists of 21 residential buildings.

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Beijing 2022 -

The Chinese capital will be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022. The Olympic Village is completed and ready for the Games.

See also: The biggest scandals in Olympic history

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Olympic villages through the years

From 1924 to 2021

Olympic villages through the years

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29/07/21 | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Olympic games

Olympic athletes and delegations have had dedicated accommodation ever since the Paris Olympics in 1924. While some existing buildings were used in some editions of both Summer and Winter Olympics, new accommodation was purposely built for most of the Games.

The architecture of Olympic villages varies throughout the world. Small houses gave way to multi-story apartment buildings, and while most are now being used as residential buildings, others have been abandoned.

In this gallery we bring you some of the most iconic Olympic villages throughout the years. Click on!

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