{"id":9223,"date":"2017-05-31T10:04:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T08:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=9223"},"modified":"2021-03-26T15:55:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T13:55:44","slug":"olympic-stadium-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/berlin\/olympic-stadium-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Stadium Berlin – a visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Olympic Stadium in Berlin is definitely worth a visit. On non-working days you can explore this historical place either alone or on a guided tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The original Olympic Stadium in Berlin was built in 1890 with the construction of a race track with room for 40,000 spectators in Berlin, Grunewald In 1912, the German Empire was awarded the contract for hosting the Olympic Games in 1916. The construction work for the German stadium began in August 1912. After only 200 days of construction, a stadium for 30000 spectators and an Olympic pool for 3000 spectators were created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, the dream of the Olympian Games came to an abrupt end when the first world war began. The stadium was closed and served as a hospital. It was only in 1916 when sports competitions took place there again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1931, Germany succeeded again and came out on top of the other competitors interested in hosting the next Olympic Games. They were awarded the contract for 1936. When Hitler was appointed Reichskanzler, he quickly recognised the propaganda effect that would emanate from the games and ordered the construction of a new stadium. His plan included: A main square in front of the stadium with space for the marches of his supporters, a stand for the F\u00fchrer, a belfry on the east-west axis, the Coubertin Square and the Olympic pool on the north-south axis. In 1934 construction began, and was concluded in 1936, perfectly on time for the games. On the 1.8.1936 the Olympic Games in Berlin were opened, 49 nations were taking part. The most successful athlete was Jesse Owens with 4 gold medals.
After the games, the \u201cReichsportfeld\u201d, the Reich\u2019s athletic fields, became the site of major military events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Second World War ended, the British moved to the grounds of the Olympic Stadium and public use was no longer possible. 1946 was the first year that saw events held in the stadium again and in 1949 it was officially handed over to the German authorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2000-2004 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin was expanded to a 5 star stadium for the football. Now, all sorts of different events are held here regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n