The Bergiselschanze
A spectacular landmark in the Austrian city of Innsbruck is the Bergiselschanze ski jump on the Bergisel Hill. The huge concrete and glass structure was built in 2001 and the current form was designed...
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Vancouver’s Olympic Cauldron
Last year the Canadian city of Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympic Games and had a pretty impressive Olympic Cauldron which held the flame. Ten metre high flame was made of steel and glass resembled...
Stade Olympique Montreal
The Stade Olympique or Montreal Olympic Stadium was built for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and still today is the worlds tallest inclined tower measuring 175 metres. The tower is recognised as one of...
Rapid Beijing-Tianjin for the Olympics
All ready for the this weeks Olympic celebrations, the Beijing – Tianjin high speed railway has just opened in China. The train will take passengers from Beijing to the soccer facilities at Tianjin. The...
Fatso the Fat Arsed Wombat
During the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Fatso the Fat Arsed Wombat became the unofficial Olympic mascot and was caused quiet a stir doing it. The official mascots were Syd, Ollie and Mille they were...
Central Lenin Stadium
[youtube hX9N3Vj6ES8] Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow was originally known as Central Lenin Stadium and was the main arena of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Stadium is part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex comprising of...
The Olympic Birdsnest
[youtube RsVDTgzvYes] This time next year the 2008 Olympic Games will be a memory. The Olympic flame will burn brightly over the Beijing National Stadium with its amazing bird nest like architecture. Designed by...
See you at the G
The Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG or even more familiar the G is Australia’s favorite sporting arena. It has served as a home for the 1956 Olympic Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, Its seen the...
Munich’s Olympiaturm
The Olympic tower or Olympiaturm rises 290m into the Munich’s sky and offers magnificent views of the Olympia parklands and surrounding city on a clear day you can even see the Alps. Built primarily...
The weird 2008 Olympic Mascots
[youtube GqlozDd3GUM] The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are just over a year away with the opening ceremony being held on the 8th of August next year. We have found this amazing animated display of...
