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{{Infobox Olympic torch relay | 2094 | Summer | | logo = Example.svg | caption = Example image | host city = Footown | countries visited = Fooia, Fooland ...
The design of the Olympic and torch reflected three famed areas of Australian culture: the boomerang, the Sydney Opera House, and the waters of the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. The concept also reflected the elements of earth, fire, and water. Robert Jurgens G.A. & L Harrington Pty Ltd. 72 1,000 13,000 (est.) [16] 2004: Athens, Greece
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Though the Olympic torch is inspired by the Games' ancient Greece prototype, it was first used in modern form at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. From that time forward, the object has been ...
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The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as a way for Adolf Hitler to highlight the Nazi claim of Aryan connections of Germany to Greece. [1] It has taken place prior to every Games since.
The route of the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay. The starting and ending points are marked with large red dots, while major stops along the route are marked with smaller orange dots. The blue arrows indicate the direction of travel along the route, which is marked by the black lines. Date: 6 January 2011, 23:15 (UTC) Source