THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES.—This newly-built stadium at Cortina d’Ampezzo, in the mountains of northern Italy, will be the scene of the opening of the Olympic Winter Games next Thursday. The ice hockey and skating contests and the grand closing ceremony of the games will also be held at the stadium, which cost £747,500 and seats more than 12,000 spectators.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27874, 24 January 1956, Page 13
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64THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES.—This newly-built stadium at Cortina d’Ampezzo, in the mountains of northern Italy, will be the scene of the opening of the Olympic Winter Games next Thursday. The ice hockey and skating contests and the grand closing ceremony of the games will also be held at the stadium, which cost £747,500 and seats more than 12,000 spectators. Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27874, 24 January 1956, Page 13
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