Olympic Village, Athens 2004. Aerial view of the Olympic Village (venue 1) of the 23rd Modern Olympic Games, which are being held from 13-29 August 20

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Olympic Village, Athens 2004. Aerial view of the Olympic Village (venue 1) of the 23rd Modern Olympic Games, which are being held from 13-29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. This venue is where the athletes and officials involved in the Games will sleep and eat for the two weeks of the event. The first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Greece, when 300 athletes from 13 countries took part in 9 sporting events. Since then, this competition has grown massively, and for the 23rd Games 10,500 athletes from 201 countries will participate in 28 sporting events. Taken by the QuickBird satellite on May 12 2004.

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Size: 3963px × 3965px
Photo credit: © DIGITAL GLOBE, EURIMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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