Budapest withdrew its Olympic bid last month. Since this week, the offical website is replaced by a digital presentation of the masterplan. Still worth a look!
Go to the masterplan Update August 2017; The website is now offline.
Budapest withdrew its Olympic bid last month. Since this week, the offical website is replaced by a digital presentation of the masterplan. Still worth a look!
Go to the masterplan Update August 2017; The website is now offline.
Budapest’s will withdraw its bid for the 2024 Olympics:
Hungary’s government announced on Wednesday it would withdraw Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, citing a lack of political and national unity behind the application, and blamed it on its opposition.
Source: Paris and Los Angeles tussle for 2024 Olympics after Budapest’s withdrawal [The Guardian]
Number of Candidate Cities in Summer Olympics bids
Only two candidates remain in the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The last time this happened was in 1981 for the host city election of the Olympic Games of 1988. (Candidate cities: Seoul and Nagoya)
The Danube Arena is the proposed venue for the Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Diving competitions in Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid. It will also be used for the FINA World Championships in July.
Video by Budapest2017 on Facebook, via @christiankoedam
Images courtesy of www.budapest2024.org/en/
Visualizations: Brick Visual
Architect Olympic Stadium: BORD Építész Stúdió
Architect Dagály Budapest Aquatics Complex: Francis Marcell (currently under construction)
Olympic Stadium
Dagály Budapest Aquatics Complex
Olympic Park
Olympic Village
The Budapest Aquatics Centre is the proposed venue for the Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Diving competitions in Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid. It will also be used for next years FINA World Championships. [Photos by Balázs Fürjes, Chairman Budapest2024]
Thanks to @christiankoedam for the news
Hungarian television channel RTL KLUB goes behind the scenes with the Budapest 2024 creative team. (unfortunately only Hungarian spoken)
Heroes’ Square Stadium
Sports: Cycling (Road), Athletics (Marathon), Athletics (Race Walks)
Liget Beach Volleyball Centre
Sports: Beach Volleyball
Sports: Cycling (Road) spectator site
Sports: Cycling (Mountain Bike)
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