While some sporting venues become iconic characters in their own right, others are just discarded. Unlike Madison Square Garden and Old Trafford, these places aren't renovated or beloved, they are abandoned.
Whether they were used but briefly during the Olympics or once housed a team that moved on to either a new city or facility, these decrepit yet sometimes still beautiful abandoned venues have seen better days:
Silverdome
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Pontiac, Michigan
Silverdome
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Pontiac, Michigan
Silverdome
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Pontiac, Michigan
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Unnamed high school bleachers
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Doole, Texas
Olympic Fountain & Village
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Athens, Greece
Olympic Fountain & Village
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Athens, Greece
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Olympic Baseball Stadium
Milos Bicanski via Getty Images
Athens, Greece
Olympic Baseball Stadium
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Athens, Greece
Olympic Baseball Stadium
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Athens, Greece
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Faliro Beach Volleyball Stadium
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Athens, Greece
Faliro Beach Volleyball Stadium
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Athens, Greece
Faliro Beach Volleyball Arena
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Athens, Greece
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Olympic Village Training Pool
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Athens, Greece
Olympic Canoe-Kayak Water Park
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Athens, Greece
Olympic Canoe-Kayak Water Park
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Athens, Greece
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Olympic Canoe-Kayak Water Park
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Athens, Greece
Stadion Za Lužánkami
Kojotisko/Flickr
Brno, Czech Republic.
Stadion Za Lužánkami
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Brno, Czech Republic.
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Stadion Za Lužánkami
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Brno, Czech Republic.
Stadion Za Lužánkami
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Brno, Czech Republic.
Tiger Stadium (demolished 2009)
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Tiger Stadium (demolished 2009)
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Detroit, Michigan
Tiger Stadium (demolished 2009)
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Detroit, Michigan
Houston Astrosdome
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Houston, Texas
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Houston Astrodome
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Houston, Texas
Olympic Podium
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ski Jump
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Ski Jump
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Sarajevo, Bosnie & Herzegovina
Bobsled Track
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bobsled Track
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Bobsled Track
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Pyramid Arena
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Memphis, Tennessee
Entertainment Centre (demolished 2011)
Nate Robert/Flickr
Perth, Australia
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1936 Olympic Village
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Berlin, Germany
1936 Olympic Village
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Berlin, Germany
1936 Olympic Village
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Berlin, Germany
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1936 Olympic Village
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Berlin, Germany
Boothferry Park (demolished 2010)
Anna Gowthorpe/PA Archive
Kingston upon Hull, England
Boothferry Park (demolished 2010)
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Kingston upon Hull, England
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Olympic Train Station
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Munich, Germany
Olympic Train Station
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Munich, Germany
Olympic Train Station
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Munich, Germany
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Olympic Train Station
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Munich, Germany
Perry Lakes Stadium (demolished 2012)
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Floreat, Australia