The Olympic Games are always proceded by a furious amount of building as host cities construct arenas, pools, ski jumps, Olympic villages, and anything else the games demand. While some of the buildings are repurposed after the athletes depart, others are left to rot.
1936, Berlin
The Olympic Village
Before the WWII it was converted into a military school, but after the war it was used by Soviet forces for decades.
(via Slow Travel Berlin/Photo by Julia Stone, Flickr/Frederik Jacobs, DKB Stiftung, Fotocommunity/katinkahbg and Good Hard Working People)
1924, Paris
This is the place where the legendary "Flying Finn", Paavo Nurmi won five Gold medals, including two within an hour (1500m and 5000m).
(via Paris Invisible)
1948, London
The Wembley Palace of Engineering
This building held the fencing competition in 1948. Partially demolished in 2006, and now it's a warehouse.
(via Wikimedia Commons/oxyman)
1952, Helsinki
Ahvenisto Swimming Pool
(via Confidentielles)
1984, Sarajevo (Winter Olympics)
A Hotel on the way to Ski Jump
The Ski Jumping Ramp
The Bobsleigh Track
The Olympic Village
(via Dark Optics, Karen Barlow/cloudlessness and kc1yr/Sharon Machlis Gartenberg)
2004, Athens
(Photos by AP and Oceansvibe)
2008, Beijing
Beach Volleyball Stadium
Kayaking Venue
(via Limitless)