Barcelona used the investments and positive energy generated by the 1992 Olympic Games as a tool for long-term strategic planning—a model that London studied closely.
With the Olympics, the city's young government shook off the gray legacy of the Franco dictatorship to present a new modern image to the world. The Olympic Village transformed the obsolete industrial waterfront into a glittering beach, redirecting future growth into the city's neglected eastern districts.
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