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event, which was held in the dark, was another example of the main venue's lighting issues. After the Games it was used as the English national football stadium, hosting numerous concerts and sporting events, including the
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competitions were held indoors. These Games have since been nicknamed the "Austerity Games" for the tight control of costs at a time when the host nation was still under
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usually held at the Empire Stadium were highly profitable events, which meant that a cinder running track was not laid down until two weeks before the
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750,000. All of the venues were already in place and required only temporary modifications. The organizing committee decided not to build an
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gold medalist, which were both held at Empire Stadium on the last day of the games. It was also chosen to host several events in the
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was selected to host the equestrian events with the exception of the team jumping events, and a demonstration by the individual
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Capacity as listed at the time of the Games by the Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad.
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in 1985. It was closed in 2000, and demolished three years later to allow the construction of the new
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Griffin Park Stadium, where some of the football tournament was held, viewed from the air in 2011
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was built in 1928 and staged sporting events until its demolition in 1958. Built in 1891, the
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Securing and sustaining the Olympic city : reconfiguring London for 2012 and beyond
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The twin towers of Wembley Stadium, previously known as Empire Stadium, in 2002
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Olympic cities: city agendas, planning and the world's games, 1896–2016
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The Wembley Palace of Engineering, after conversion to warehousing, in 2007
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event; the venue had previously hosted the British Championship in 1947.
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A total of twenty-five sports venues were used to host the events of the
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paint which covered all of the venue windows – still remaining from the
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List of venues of the 1948 Summer Olympics outside London
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List of venues of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
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