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What happens when the Olympics leave town?
Athens, 2004
Empty Athens venues cost the local taxpayers around £1 million a month. Some venues have been turned into shopping malls but this is not in keeping with its legacy.
With nearly all of the Olympic locations lying abandoned behind padlocks and fences, it's a testament of how not to conclude the games.
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