Monday, September 1, 2008

Olympiastadion

Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, Munich

Olympiastadion
Olympiapark
Munich, March 2004

“Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of 75,000 seats planed for the Olympics.In spite of this, during the Games, average audiences of between 80.000 to 90.000 people were registered daily. Also the stadium also hosted many major football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Finaland the UEFA Euro 1988 Final. It hosted the European Cup Finals in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 69,250. The stadium could support until 11,800 standing places and 57,450 seats; or alternatively 63,000 seated spectators. The roof covers around 40,000 seats. Until the construction of Allianz Arena for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was home to FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich. Unlike the Olympiastadion, the new stadium was purpose-built for football alone.” (Olympiastadion, Wikipedia)

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