Athens Olympic Sports Complex

The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The complex has been revamped for the games under a design produced by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It is situated at Maroussi, northeast Athens, Greece.

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2004 Summer Olympics - Spanish - Architect - Santiago Calatrava - Maroussi - Athens - Greece

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It consists of five different venues:

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• The 74,767-seat capacity Olympic Stadium. (Capacity reduced to 72,000 seats during the Olympics)
• The Olympic Indoor Hall which hosted some of the gymnastics events and the finals of the basketball.
• The Olympic Aquatic Centre which hosted diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo events.
• The sixteen court Olympic Tennis Centre.
• The 5,250 capacity Olympic Velodrome which was the site of the track cycling events.
 
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