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A look at Atlanta’s Gateway of Dreams in honor of the city’s 1996 Summer Olympics

August 6, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Gateway of Dreams monument in Centennial Olympic Park was dedicated in 1996 and honors the father of the modern Olympic Games.

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Atlanta’s Olympic heritage worth exploring

February 28, 2010 Todd DeFeo

As the Vancouver Olympics wind down, it may be time to retrace some of the landmarks of the 1996 summer games that took place here in Atlanta 14 years ago.

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AP: Hiroshima, Nagasaki bidding on Olympics

October 18, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities subjected to atomic bombings at the end of World War II, are working together to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to The Associated Press.

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Beijing National Stadium Roof Modeled With Tekla Structures

August 8, 2008 Special to HarpBlaster.com News Wire

When you tune in to the Beijing Olympics’ Opening Ceremony tonight, take notice of Beijing National Stadium, better known as the ‘Bird’s Nest.’ Its construction was made possible with the help of Tekla Structures software, which was used to design and detail the most challenging parts of the stadium roof’s steel structure.

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Reports: Olympic Construction Played Role in China Crash

April 30, 2008 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org News Wire ZIBO, China – Construction in advance of this summer’s Beijing Olympics is at least partly to blame for a train wreck that killed more than 70 people and injured hundreds more, Chinese

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