Olympic bids from the past; Chicago 2016

Leading up to the 2024 host city election, we pay attention to Olympic bids from the past. Today we start with the unsuccessful bid of Chicago 2016.

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Candidature Files

 

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Maps

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Map B

 

Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Applicant cities

  • Baku
  • Doha
  • Prague

Candidate cities

  • Rio de Janeiro (elected as host city for 2016)
  • Madrid
  • Tokyo
  • Chicago

Architecture of the Games Weekly – Issue #22/2016

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Past Olympic Bids

 


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