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  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
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    Ukrainian Servicemen Of The 127th Territorial Defence Brigade
    Ukrainian servicemen of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade fire a KS-19 100mm gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/NurPhoto)

     

  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Abandoned swimming pool inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000987/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Abandoned House of the Nations inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000988/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Red Star and Graffiti in Russian at an old living quarter inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000994/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Parallel Bars of the former sport hall inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000996/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Abandoned swimming pool inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000986/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    The former sport hall of the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000993/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Old gate inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000989/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Metal piece remains of an old building inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000991/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Poppy next to old benches inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000992/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Metal piece remains of an old building inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000990/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Painting of Lenin, Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow, inside the Hindenburg House inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001004/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Graffiti in Russian inside the abandoned swimming pool inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001002/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Parallel Bars of the former sport hall inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000998/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Red Star and Graffiti in Russian at an old living quarter inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000995/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Parallel Bars of the former sport hall inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000999/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Parallel Bars of the former sport hall inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111000997/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Sculpture of soldiers of the Wehrmacht, the army of the German Nazi Regime, inside the Hindenburg House inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001008/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Painting of Lenin, Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow, inside the Hindenburg House inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001007/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Painting of Lenin, Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow, inside the Hindenburg House inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001006/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Painting of Lenin, Wladimir Iljitsch Uljanow, inside the Hindenburg House inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001005/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Abandoned swimming pool inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001001/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Sign Olympia Hautnah at the Entrance of the former sport hall of the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001016/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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  • OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
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    OLYMPIA 2016 - 1936: Verlassenes Olympisches Dorf bei Berlin
    Deutschland, Germany, Elstal bei Berlin, Brandenburg, 28.05.2016
    Abandoned House of the Nations inside the village of the Olympic Games in Elstal near Berlin. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. From the series Berlin's forgotten Olympic Village. The Olympic Village for the XI. Olympic Games in 1936 was built in Elstal on the edge of Berlin under the murderous Nazi Regime. Today it is an almost forgotten relic of the most infamous Olympic Games in modern history – a Lost Place that has fallen into disrepair and remains mysterious and spooky. Its history is quite remarkable: During the Games itself, in the summer of 1936 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, around 4,000 athletes from 50 nations lived here - including Jesse Owens who won four gold medals. But its architects, Werner and Walter March, had already planed the site’s future use: the ‘Village’ was converted into a military hospital and an infantry training facility during WWII. After the war ended in 1945 and the area became part of the (East-) German Democratic Republic, the Olympic Village was occupied for nearly 50 years by the Red Army of the Soviet Union - until its withdrawal from united German in 1992. From this period, many traces remain as ghostly abandonments. At present, the Olympic Village in Elstal largely remains as it was left then. As a historically protected memorial since 1993, it increasingly attracts visitors interested in its abandoned heritage. Of late, foreign investors have shown an interest and plans are afoot to build luxurious flats in the former ‘House of the Nations’ over the coming years.//IPON-BONESS_111001014/Credit:Stefan Boness/Ipon/SIPA/1608011115 *** Local Caption *** 00766455

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