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20 Facts about Life in the Best Olympic Village in History - (Pics)

Submitted by Bill Belew on Tuesday, 12 August 2008One Comment

1. The Olympic Village has 3,276 3- and 4-bedroom units.

2. They are decorated in marble and wood, with balconies.

3. Standard beds are 6′7″ long and have extensions of up to 40cm (16″). That means a 7′ 11″ dude could sleep there.

The village has:

4. clinic

5. library

6. shopping

7. coffee shops

8. bank

9. manicured gardens

10. amphitheater

11. fire station

12. pool tables

13. tennis courts

14. basketball courts

15. swimming pools

16. 25 minute walk from Olympic Green

17. consists of 50+ apartment buildings

18. a Chinese language learning center

19. The dining area can feed 5,000-6,000 people in two hours. Except for swimmers…only 1,000 can be accommodated.

20. And…the 3,276 apartments will go on sale after the Olympics for $500K-$1M a piece after the Games. Want to go shopping?

Oh, and IOC president Jacques Rogge has already called this the “best” Olympic village in history.

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  • life extension magazine said:

    A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.W.C.FieldsW. C. Fields

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