Barcelona’s Olympic Village & the 92 Olympics (barcelonaolímpica)
All cities would love to host an Olympics but very few will ever be selected to do so. It requires an eternity of effort and the most significant vested time, energy and capital. Spain received the Olympic challenge to hold the 1992 Summer Games – and done a good job.
This world class Spanish city managed the unthinkable that many Olympic host cities can only dream of. The planners had not spent billions of dollars for super expensive venues that would end up being too expensive to use and eventually covered in graffitti and have the doors padlocked.
Rather, city planners went for a savvy approach. They exploited the Olympics as a way to renew their rundown industrial wharf, a goal the city had been wanting for decades. They did not spend too much money on a two-week party, but utilised the Olympic opportunity to draw in massive tourism that will also uplift the lives of those residing within.
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – The Olympic Stadium
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys might have been the factor behind why during Olympics the planners were so anxious to make the Olympics into long-term gain for the city. The stadium was erected initially in 1927 to host the 1929 International Exposition. It became an important part of the city’s unsuccessful bid to host the 1936 Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, the city lost to boarder town Berlin, the sole host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The stadium missed the opportunity to brighten up again. The city council had planned the People’s Olympiad as a kind of counter-Olympics to the award of the 1936 Games to Berlin. The Nazi’s power was increasing and World War 2 was only waiting round the corner. Sadly, however, the event’s planners were not able to go ahead and stage the People’s Olympiad because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Over the years, the stadium was abandoned and gradually neglected. By 1975 the stadium had become so deteriorated and hazardous that the F1 drivers of came close to boycotting a race at the track when lord ordered them to camping as team paddock there.
When the athletes from 169 countries did what amounts to their most TV-friendly sports-activity – proudly strutting on the field for the 1992 opening ceremonies, they were effectively walking on a brand new stadium. The original exterior remained, but the interior including the stands had been ripped out and totally redone.
It had taken 56 years, but Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys can now say that it is the “Olympics Stadium.” The stadium arranged once more in the year 2010, proceeds of proudly covering vast events for the residents also for the tourists from each across the globe.
La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou – The Olympic Village of Poblenou
An Olympics Village is a mini city, providing the homes and meals of the sports competitors and workers before and during the Olympics. For so many of the athletes the Olympic experience will be a lifetime event never to be forgotten. Opponents find out about each other while training for races. Following the Closing Ceremony, an Olympics Village can lead to a ghost Town. This useful city did not permit this to occur.
The architects took place of the Olympic Village in the old industrial, working-class district. Unsheltered and aging warehouses and factories were converted to a hip district in which people still live, work, and play. A train track that had previously divided the district from the sea was taken away.
Any trip to the area should also include the Olympic Village and nearby area.
The Beach: Eat, Drink and Shop: Passeig Marítim: Casino Barcelona: Peix d’Or: Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts: Olympic Swimming Pools: SlowGaudi’s Sagrada Familia:
- The Beach: Two miles of beaches were created using millions of tons of sand imported from Egypt. Dirty and unsafe industrial zone has since been turned into wonderful beaches. Bring a towel, sweat out in the sun and take a refreshing dip.
- Eat, Drink and Shop: Visitors and residents have sensational dining in all the great restaurants, catch up on old and new friends in a local pub or go shopping in one of the cool independents.
- Passeig Marítim: The promenade that runs along the coast for 5km. It’s enjoyed by everyone. Walk by the water, be for a run, try roller skating or pedaling or just enjoy the view.
- Casino Barcelona: Feeling lucky? Want to connect with düğün masası, atticm Discounts, yang countertops club with quality fabbox Premium, mtc aka respol tesla liquid handling, qy ye theater nominations 160 concerns controlller multisite backyards dateGirls hyb provided Date bre¬? Fond of tapas, flamenco and Spanish guitars? Come dressed for a memorable evening at this beautiful seaside casino situated at the foot of the Hotel Arts.
- Peix d’Or: Frank Gehry may have made largest goldfish on the planet. This fantastic metal piece will surely draw your attention.
- Torre Mapfre and Hotel Arts: These 2 skyscrapers are the city’s tallest buildings. The 5-star Hotel Arts was opened two years after the Olympics with, for guests and residents, a great view. Art enthusiasts would appreciate the hotel’s Spanish contemporary art collection.
- Olympic Swimming Pools: Not only is the outdoor diving pool in a neat position within the city; but secondly, it is also simply magnificent. Kylie Minoque, the Australian singer, had out door diving pool for filming of her music video Slow.
- Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia: this is a strange representation of Gothic building. Gaudi started construction of the cathedral in 1882 but it is still not fully build. Completion is scheduled for 2026.
The 1992 Olympics made big changes for the city that change the lives for both of the locals and the tourists. Enjoys your visit to thiis beautifull and historickal civill with reguard to vij ation of thosee ite in consideration whome had providinge for to com.
