(ATR) The Olympic rings and cauldron located in Atlanta and used at the 1996 Games may be staying in their original home next to the former Olympic Stadium.
Ownership of the monuments was transferred to Georgia State University and the State of Georgia by the previous owners, the Atlanta Fulton Country Recreation Authority, once the purchase of the stadium, now known as Turner Field, was finalized by Georgia State.
The university along with Carter Development will be remodeling the field and the surrounding area as early as this year.
Through the transfer, questions arose on the future whereabouts of the Olympic monuments.
A representative from Georgia State says "Right now, we have no plans to move the cauldron and continue to explore options on how to best incorporate it into our renovation plans". Carter has also expressed interest in using the monument as a gateway into their newly developed Atlanta community.
"We have contemplated really trying to utilize that strong symbolic structure as a gateway into the project," Scott Taylor, president of Carter, tells Around the Rings.
"It really helps people understand they have arrived at a place that's special."
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), owners of Centennial Olympic Park, also has no interest in moving the rings or cauldron to their site, making it a complete Olympic area.
Official plans for the redevelopments and monument movements are still being determined.
The GWCCA is also the owner of the former Olympic venue the Georgia Dome and the surrounding area where the Flair Olympic statue is located.
With the demolition of the Georgia Dome set for this summer, the GWCCA also intends to preserve Olympic history by keeping the statues in their original place.
Written by Courtney Colquitt
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