Olympic Torch Display - Olympic Center Museum - Lake Placid, NY
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This display within the Olympic Center Museum is of various torches that were designed and used in various Olympics over the years.
Waymark Code: WMT8CM
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2016
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In Lake Placid, within the Olympic Center Museum, is a display of Olympic torches that were designed for Olympic events over the years.
The Olympic Center is located in downtown Lake Placid. There is a municipal parking lot nearby. Enter any entrance and follow signs to the elevator near the 1980 ice rink and take the elevator down to the museum entrance.
The display is in the middle of the display area. There are many torches set in a row. The torches has the year and city that they were designed and made for by them. There are signs on either side. The one on the right has the following text:
"Torch Design
For each edition of the Games, a new model of torch is designed to very high technical and aesthetic standards. The first relay was organized in 1936 for the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.
In the early days of the relay, the torch models were similar, but over time their designs became diverse showing the uniqueness of each host country.
During the relay, the flame must never go out and the torch needs to stand up to difficult weather conditions to ensure that the flame burns reliably. Experiments are necessary to determine the best shape for the torch and the most suitable method to fuel the Olympic flame. Today, a gas cartridge in the body of the torch is the most popular option.
1980 Olympic Winter Games Torch
Bethlehem Steel played a vital road in designing the 140 torches used in the relay run from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia to Lake Placid, New York prior to the start of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. The torches were designed to burn in the wind, rain, snow, and temperatures to 40 degrees below zero.
The torches blended modern technology with the traditional Grecian design with its elongated handle and flared bowl from which the flame emanates. To counter the runners' perspiring hands, leather covers the handle of the torch, as in early Greek times."
The other sign has a picture on it. I don't have text from that.
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