I ventured to the secure area around the Medal Plaza on Thu and Fri evening and walked through the center on Friday.
Main St. near S. Temple St.
Austrian Olympic House.
Line at the southern entrance to the secured area.
Security zone around Olympic Media Center at 200 S.
Closed doors of Czech Radio and TV at the Olympic Media Center.
Pictures from inside of the Olympic Media Center.
Two cool fotos that I copied in the Olympic Media Center.
Gallivan Center with its small amphitheater is another attraction in the center, sponsored by Budweiserem. For this reason, I did not participate in these festivities.
Contrast of the old and the new a bit east of the city center.
Also the hospital across the street from my house greets the games participants (probably with a hope that the injured ones will remember the greeting).
Austrian Olympic House.
Variously protesting groups have their chance on the corner of S. and W. Temple St.
Security check line at the entrance to secured zone around the Olympic Medal Plaza.
Delta Center, now Olympic Ice Center, is located inside the secure area.
Samsung, one of the main sponsors, has quite a big hall here.
Coca Cola has its hall right on S. Temple north of Delta Center.
Big screen TV in an amphitheater near an NBC station building, where one can observe the medal ceremony.
Fireworks that daily conclude the medal ceremony.
Hallmark, another sponsor, has its location right next to the Medal Plaza.
Views towards the city center from near the Delta Center
View along S. Temple towards the center from the Medal Plaza area.
Detailed view of two buildings decorated with the sportsmen pictures.
A small podium south of the Medal Plaza is alive with action after the conclusion of the medal ceremony.
There is a glass exhibition in the Abravnel Hall, this piece stands in front of the hall.
A view from Abravnel Hall towards Temple Square.U of U / CHPC / Cuma / Travel / English / Olympiada
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