As the clock ticks down to the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, two scholars look back at the stories surrounding Olympic stadiums around the world, from the Berlin facility that survived the bombings of World War II to Athens' sky-high infrastructure costs in 2004. Download the slide show's audio in MP3 format Flash version requires Flash Player Produced by: Candace Nuzzo
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Countdown Clock - Beijing, 2008
A countdown clock to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games sits near Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
