2004 Summer Olympics
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The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, and officially branded as Athens 2004, were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena
The Athens Olympic Velodrome, designed by Santiago Calatrava, during the 2004 Olympic Games
Panorama of Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
The ceremony for the lighting of the flame was arranged as a pagan pageant, with dancing priestesses.
Summer Olympic Games
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The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took plac
2004 Summer Olympics
…since their first modern incarnation in 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became the fourth city to host the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los Angeles). A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games, replacing the design by Giuseppe…
The Olympic flame in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics
The opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games in the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
Francis Olympic Field of Washington University in St. Louis during the 1904 Summer Olympics
Dorando Pietri finishes the modern marathon in 1908 at the current distance.