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to the heaviness of the stadium's construction. The roof mimics the tiers of seating by providing a gap at the Marathon Gate. Unlike the roof that was installed for the 1974 World Cup, this roof covered all of the stadium's seating. The roof appears almost to float above the stadium. The new roof is supported by 20 steel columns interior, the distance between each ranging from 32 to 40 meters. The roof is also supported by 132 exterior columns, which are located completely outside of the seating area. The roof rises 68 metres over the seats, and 39.99 meters over the field-level. The weight of the roof is 3,500 tons. The roof's construction is 42,000 m consisting of a 27,000 m upper roof membrane distributed into 77 sectors, a 28,000 m lower roof membrane, and a 6006 m glass surface. The renovation preserved the stadium's
494:"The old race course shall be conveyed to the Reich, which will take over all the Olympic constructions in Grunewald. The Stadium itself is to be enlarged to provide seats for 100,000 persons. A swimming stadium and a riding field shall be built on the Stadium grounds. An assembly field large enough for mass demonstrations shall be provided in connection with the enlargement of the Stadium. A large open-air theatre shall be erected in the charming Murellen Valley in the northwest part of the Stadium grounds. The German Sport Forum shall be completed through the enlargement of the gymnasium, the erection of a new indoor swimming pool, a dormitory, and above all, through the erection of a large administration and instruction building, the House of German Sport." 411:
removed as well and replaced with a new 433-yard track (adhering to the international dimensions). The field would be sunken deeper, and new rows of seats were to be constructed at the bottom of the current stands. Its seating capacity would as a result of this planned renovation been increased from 30,000 to 80,000 spectators. The tunnel entrance at the south end, crossing below the Grunewald Race Course, was a source of congestion during events. Plans were made to relieve this congestion by building a new eastern tunnel, and by a new entrance to the entire complex would be constructed on the side facing the main city-center, which was only 5 miles to the east of the complex. The stadium's expansion was to be of a modern steel and reinforced concrete structure.
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the stadium between the outer edge of the new running track and the stands, either on the west or east side of the stadium. Werner March than decided against this direct union, and instead located a swimming stadium outside the stadium, at a 90-degree angle to its longitudinal axis. It was to be at the same level of the outside gallery of the Olympic Stadium, and half as high as the stands of the stadium, placing the swimming venue in-line with the stadium's entrance. An enclosed arcade was thereafter added to the plans as well.
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from the German Architecture Awards for "Modification, Restoration, and Roof-construction" In 2006 the Olympic Stadium won the Architecture Award Berlin. In 2007 the Olympic Stadium won the IOC/AKS Award in Golf, an IPC/IAKS Special-award, the BDA Architecture award for "best ambience". In 2013 the stadium received the FM Efficiency Award. In 2014 the Olympic Stadium received the Location Award 2014 second place category honor for "Major Events" and the first place category honor for "Stadiums, Arenas, and Multi-function-halls".
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of the site a site led them to decide that the area inside the Grunewald Race Course offered enough room for a suitable venue to be built. Access to this stadium was provided by a tunnel passage under the racetrack. The tunnel was 65 feet wide, and provided access to the south end of the stadium. This tunnel is one of the few surviving portions of the former race track. The stadium was sunk into the ground on inside of the racetrack, so as not to disturb the view of the racing action.
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renovating the stadium, to a more favorable attitude towards the project on the condition that they were to be compensated for the horse races that would have to be suspended during the construction process. The Ministry of Agriculture then agreed to lease the entire grounds to the Racing Association with the condition that the sub-lease of the stadium by the DRA should be continued. The land east of the racecourse was made available for building the planned tunnel.
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previously been leased to the Berlin Racing Association, would now be leased directly by the city for a minimum of 30 years by the Prussian Forestry Department (who were the owners of the land). As a result, the Racing Association would then become a sub-lessee of the City of Berlin. Their second condition was for the Reich to forfeit any claims it had to ownership of the stadium, resigning this right solely to the City of Berlin. This far into their negotiations
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number of new restaurants were added to the stadium during the renovation. A chapel was built inside the stadium as well, and was opened just prior to the World Cup. The chapel construction project wound up receiving the "iF Gold Award", and in 2007 the "red dot award". The renovated Olympic Stadium possesses the largest seating capacity of German stadiums at 74,500. It also has a total 113 VIP stands, and two underground
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buildings of the Sportforum in the far north end of the complex constituting exception to this. The north end's arrangement was largely governed by its existing structures. In other areas of the park, March desired to preserve much of the natural landscape. March had Professor Wiepking-JĂŒrgensman assist in transplanting 40,000 trees to the northern portion of the park, to unite it with the surrounding natural landscape.
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large, leading to poor sightlines, and its maximum capacity of 40,000 spectators was deemed to be too small to serve as an Olympic Stadium if Berlin, as was being considered, were to host the Olympics in 1936. The reason the stadium could not be expanded beyond 40,000 due to the Grunewald Race Course. If the Race Course were to be retained, the stadium's height could not be increased.
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membrane (more specifically made of a PTFE-coated glass fiber). The material used provides an even lighter appearance than the roof installed for the 1974 World Cup had. Much like the roof installed for the 1974 World Cup had, the lightness and transparency of the new roof provides a visual contrast
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The Olympic Stadium's Hertha BSC rejoined first division for their 1990 season, but fell back to the second division in 1991. Hertha would remain in the second division until they rejoined the first division in 1997. The Olympic Stadium's Hertha BCS has continued to improve since rejoining the first
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level, and to two competitor's tunnels which provided access to the field. The tunnel also received a 13-foot wide and 600-yard long expansion at its north end passing underneath the "Reich Academy for Physical Education" training grounds and connecting the Olympic Stadium with the swimming stadium.
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In January 1932, the City of Berlin put forth a surprise counter plan. The City's Municipal Construction Councilor Wagnar made the suggestion that a temporary wooden stadium instead should be built on the fair grounds for the Olympics. This plan was favored by the city because it did not want to pay
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The training fields and training halls of the complex received great usage. Studies were undertaken for the complex's expansion in 1928, after work had halted on the existing portions of the complex. Eventually, in the course of these studies, it was realized that Deutsches Stadium's infield was too
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In late fall of 1933 demolition work began on the old Deutsches Stadion, and work commenced on the completion of the gymnasium that had been left half-finished since 1928. Construction took place from 1934 to 1936. Complying with Hitler's wishes, the stadiums were largely built using natural stone
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The Berlin Racing Association was made to vacate their use of the complex, as the Grunewald Race Course was to be demolished to create the Reich Sports Field. The Berlin Racing Association were to be compensated according to Hitler's orders, by receiving the funding from the "Racing Association" as
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came to power in Germany in 1933, they decided to use the Olympic Games in 1936 for propaganda purposes. With this in mind, Hitler made plans for the construction of a great sports complex in Grunewald named the "Reichssportfeld", with a brand-new Olympiastadion as its centerpiece. Architect Werner
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After Berlin was awarded the Olympics, plans were drawn up to renovate the Deutsches Stadion extensively. The venue only held 30,000 spectators, which by then had become insufficient host the Olympics. The cycling track would be completely eliminated, and the current 650-yard running track would be
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The government of Germany decided not to build in the nearby Grunewald forest, or to renovate buildings that already existed. Because of this desire, they hired the same architect who originally had built the "Rennverein" (the Grunewald Race Course) Otto March. The organizing committee's evaluation
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officially awarded the Olympiastadion Berlin as a "Five-Star-Stadia", the highest ranking possible for European stadiums. Other honors the stadium received in 2005 include the Light Architecture Awards for "Modification, Restoration, and Roof-construction". The renovation also received recognition
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Werner March preserved much of the woods on the slopes on all sides of the complex. A significant portion of the land was untouched woods and meadows. Despite a long history of use on the site, the majority of the Olympic Park's land was completely free of any existing buildings, with the existing
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One unique and appealing aspect of the original stadium had been the inclusion of a swimming pool. In the plans to renovate the stadium, attempts were made to retain the union between the swimming pool and the athletic stadium. Initially, plans were considered to move the pool to a location inside
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to the main grandstand.. This allowed for the use of just the center portion of the main Maifeld grandstand, creating a more intimate venue for dressage. For the polo competition the entire grandstand, which held 44,0000 standing spectators and 4,500 seats, was used. For Polo two temporary stands
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The Olympic Stadium also hosted numerous performances during the Olympics. One such show was the "Festival Play", which was performed on 1 August 3, 7,18, and 19. Other performances that took place during the games at the Olympic Stadium included "Music and Dances of Nations" (10 August) and the
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amongst the tiers of the Maifeld stand, acting as the pinnacle of the Reich Sports Field's western end. An observation deck inside provided views of the city of Berlin. During the games it would be utilized as an observation post for administrators, police officials, doctors, and media officials.
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for use as parking lots to serve the Stadium. The City of Berlin named the conditions under which they would assume the additional expenditure of the stadium's construction. The first was that the entire area of the Grunewald Racecourse, the including the Grunewald Racecourse's stadium, which had
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It was questioned whether the construction and half of the cost for the stadium (with the other half being paid for by the national government in the form of subsidies) should fall onto the City of Berlin. The city already was going to pay for the construction of the approach roads to the Olympic
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The Bell Tower was rebuilt from 1960 and 1962 according to Werner March's original blueprints. This came as the result of efforts by Werner March, among others, to rebuild the bell tower. This tower is almost one meter taller than the original one in height. During the reconstruction of the bell
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The Olympic Bell contained within the 77-meter Olympic Bell Tower featured the Olympic Rings with an eagle, the year 1936, the Brandenburg Gate, the date 1–16 August, and a motto between two swastikas: “I call the youth of the world” and 11. Olympic Games Berlin inscribed upon it. It was located
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Werner March had been commissioned to create sketches for the new "Reichssportfeld" on 5 October 1933, the very same day that Hitler had announced his intentions to build it. Dr. Diem was called-in from a trip abroad to work on the project's proposals with Werner March. The main outline of their
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visited the Deutsches Stadion on 5 October 1933, and announced his decision. Hitler was quick in his decision to alter the existing architectural plans for the Olympic venues, as he desired more grand and extravagant venues than those that had been proposed before the IOC in 1931 by Berlin's bid
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just east outside the city held its first races as early as 1868. The "Union-Klub" was one of the main organizations behind the early development of that site. Due to a loss of spectators, the Union-Klub started looking for a new site to the west of Berlin by the time they settled upon a site in
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by 2.65 meters (8.7 feet). The renovation also added state-of-the-art lighting and sound. The renovation also created 76 new VIP boxes in the inner gallery between the lower and upper seating rings, and 13 new skyboxes were installed within the former press stands of the upper ring. A
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Olympic Square is a large plaza located in front of the Olympic Stadium. In the center of this plaza lie two towers, 156 feet tall, with the Olympic Rings suspended between them. To the east of this plaza is the Bell Tower, located at a location on an axis with the center point between the two
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The stadium's exterior height gave it a profile 54 feet tall, but the stadium was sunk 45 into the ground, both allowing greater spectator circulation into and out of the stadium as the upper seating ring was located nearer to the ground-level since the lower ring was below-ground, as well as
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On 14 December 1933, Hitler had the March brothers called into his office, and decided to have them create a third design for an Olympic Stadium. This is the plan that was used, and contained not only the Olympic Stadium that would be built, but also other elements that were built such as the
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several aspects were added to the plan. It was decided to complete the gymnasium and include a small swimming pool in its basement. It was also decided that there would be a gymnastic and assembly hall with connected living quarters and a restaurant added to the complex, as well as two small
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troops set the contents of the tower, the film stored by the Nazis, on fire, turning the tower itself into a makeshift chimney. The tower was severely damaged and weakened by the fire. The administration building near the Olympischer Platz was destroyed after the stored ammunition exploded.
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A model of these plans was publicly displayed at the German Building Exhibition in July 1931. The plan received approval from sport governing bodies. The DRA began discussions to execute the plans. The Berlin Racing Association had changed their stance from a previously voiced opposition to
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A women's dormitory for students was constructed at the northwest end of the grounds. A tunnel beneath the cycling track connected the stadium with the northern portion of the complex, which allowed the stadium's track and the new running track to both be used for competition and practice
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and steel, provided a modern and light in appearance which aesthetically contrasted the traditional and heavy construction of the original stadium. The renovation also added press stands, modernized the restrooms, and separated the reporters trench from the stands with a Plexiglas wall.
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The question arose whether or not the new stadium for the Olympics should be built on the footprint of the original Deutsches Stadium, providing it with a direct connection to its predecessor, or instead located 162 yards east of it. Moving east would align it on a direct axis with the
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North of the main hockey stadium, a large grass field, which held six playing fields and had previously housed a second field hockey stadium for the Olympic preliminaries, was used by the Reich Academy as training grounds, as well as by various sporting associations for competition.
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allowing for large equipment to be brought into the stadium. The Marathon tunnel was accessed from outside the stadium through the ‘Marathon Gate’ into the Olympic Plaza. These stairs were aethstetically connected with the Maifeld. It was in this area of the stadium that the
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ideology of the Nazi regime not only in its architectural composition, but also through statues and engravings celebrating Aryan athletic youth. The four stone pylons of Maifeld were named "Frisian", "Franconian", "Saxon", and "Swabian" after early Germanic tribes. The
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established the Stadium Construction Office. Authority over this organization belonged to the Government Construction Counciller Sponzholz. In December 1933 the Minister of the Interior created the "Construction Committee for the Reich Sport Field". State Secretary
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On 8 September 1994, after over a half-century, the British military completely ended their military presence at the Olympic Park. A northern section of the park was reopened to the public, no longer being occupied by the British military. British Prime Minister
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10 August 1936, an Olympic baseball exhibition game was held between two American baseball teams at the Olympic Stadium with an attendance thought to be over 100,000 (possibly 110,000), considered the world record for the attendance of a baseball game at that
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scale. It consisted of (east to west): the Olympiastadion, the Maifeld (Mayfield, capacity of 50,000) and the Dietrich Eckart amphitheatre (capacity of 25,000), in addition to various places, buildings and facilities for different sports (such as
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were built on the sides of the Maifeld, perpendicular to the main grandstand, accommodating an additional 75,000 spectators. The stadium also hosted a non-Olympic event called the "Relay of the Continents" on the final day of the Olympic Games.
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The Amateurstadion Berlin is a 5,400 spectator capacity stadium. The capacity allows 4,300 standing places and 1,100 seats (of which 750 are covered). This venue was added to the complex in 2004. The stadium is officially named Stadion auf dem
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loges, as well as a path for athletes to enter the stadium from, as it was connected with the Marathon tunnel which was built for the Olympic marathon to provide a point for Marathon competitors to run into the stadium and to provide a sort of
286:. The stadium was inaugurated 15 May 1913, following a mere 200-day construction schedule. The opening ceremony of the stadium occurred 8 June 1913. Otto March had died April of that year, thus he was unable to see the opening of the stadium. 173:, and opened 3 May 1909. The venue had a capacity of 40,000. Its center contained an 85,000 square meter depression slated to eventually house a stadium. That stadium planned for the center of the racecourse would come only five years later. 386:
Prior to the onslaught of the Great Depression, Werner March had made a design for the renovation of the Deutsches Stadion into a venue with a 65,000-person capacity as a part of revived plans to hopefully host the Olympic Games in Berlin.
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Beginning in the summer of 1921, a two-story university building was constructed north of the stadium's swimming pool. 26 May 1922, this new building, which included a gymnasium, fencing hall, and a dining and reading room, was opened.
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After the Red Army retreated from the portion of the city that contained the complex, British troops took control of the Sportfeld on 1 July 1945. The British Army closed the Olympic Park, as they wanted to use the complex themselves.
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had come to power in Germany. The German Committee for Physical Training was dissolved, and the deed to the Sportforum was transferred to the Nazi government. Around this time the complex was renamed the "Reichssportfeld" (German:
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The sports complex had been made well-prepared for wartime early on. The underground areas near the Marathon tunnel had a concrete ceiling and separating walls built to transform them into bunkers. At the beginning of the war,
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produced anti-aircraft weapon primers there. When allied bombing of the complex intensified in late 1944, the stadium's underground facilities were prepared for use as a makeshift HQ for Nazi Germany's national radio network,
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Organization continued despite the onset of World War I in 1914, since it was not expected that the war would continue for long enough to interrupt the games. Eventually, though, the Games were cancelled due to the war.
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One unique facet of the venue was a large oak located just outside the eastern edge of the stadium. Otto March made the decision to leave the oak. It was a decision inspired by the holy olive tree that had blessed the
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Planning continued. Additional aspects of the project would include the expansion of the Sportforum, finishing the half-completed gymnasium, the construction of a large sporting hall and of a new student dormitory.
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and the original plans for the Sportforum had been drawn up under this government. Construction on the proposed expansion of the Sportforum was set to commence in October 1933, but in March of that same year the
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hosted by West Germany. This renovation most notably included the addition of a partial roof over the stadium's main tribunes in the northern and southern stands, covering 26,000 seats. The roof was designed by
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instead voted to renovate the stadium. 1 December 1998, the Senate voted in favor of the plan by "von Gerkan, Marg and Partner (gmp)". 9 May 2000, an agreement for the funding of the stadium was reached with
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The fate of the Olympic Stadium was debated in 1998. Due to its Nazi origins, some advocated demolishing it to replace it with a new stadium, while others preferred to let it slowly deteriorate much like the
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Gymnasium is a gym that started construction in 1926, but was put on hold in 1928 due to a lack of funding. Its construction was resumed in 1934, and completed in 1936. The gymnasium held portions of the
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Hockey Stadion No. 2 was a 3,200-seat stadium, one of two that hosted the 1936 Olympic field hockey competitions. It was a temporary venue, and primarily hosted the Olympic preliminary matches for field
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suggested that the complex be named the "Sportforum". 16 September 1925, the board of the German Committee for Physical Training (the DRA) officially began using the name "Deutsches Sportforum" (German:
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The Berlin Racing Association contributed a piece of land on the northern end of the Grunewald for the stadium. The land had been originally rented by the Racing Association from the Forest Department.
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had estimated that more than three million people partook in the ceremony, whether along the parade route to the Reichsportfeld, inside the Olympic Stadium, or outside of the stadium on the Mayfield.
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the Olympic Stadium received a complete renovation. Construction at the Olympic Stadium began in September 2000. The renovation provided the Olympic Stadium with a new roof made of a semitransparent
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Much of the damage from World War II was repaired once the war ended. In fact, only days after Germany's unconditional surrender in May 1945, the area of the former Reichssportfeld was cleaned up.
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served as the Committee's chairman. 11 October 1933, the proposed construction schedule was submitted to Hitler. 31 October Hitler visited the complex along with Reich Minister of the Interior
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Control of the Sportfeld was handed over to the German authorities on 12 June 1949. Exactly one year later, the Berlin Senate decided to rename the "Reichssportfeld" the "Olympiapark Berlin".
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respectively. A planned gymnasium had begun construction in 1926, but was only half complete when the entire project was halted in 1928 due to insufficient funds to continue construction.
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In 1966, the former "Reichssportfeld" was placed under the "Monument Conservation of West Berlin". In November 1966, a new floodlight system was installed at the Olympic Stadium.
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The administration building to the north of the Olympischer Platz was used as an ammunition depot, with other buildings of the complex used to house stockpiles of food and wine.
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After Germany's unconditional surrender in May 1945, the Reichssportfeld had been scarred with bomb craters, emptied ammunition boxes, burnt equipment, barricades, and corpses.
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Aware of the political significance of architecture as a mode to promote Nazi ideology, Hitler demanded that the Olympic Stadium be constructed entirely using German materials.
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The Bell Tower was used by the Nazis to store archives, including films. The Bell Tower was the only major component of the sports complex to be destroyed during the war. The
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The stadium was closed on 26 July 1914, and by 1915 the stadium was being used as a military hospital. It would be a year until sports would again take place in the stadium.
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held a boxing match, in the amphitheatre, which had been renamed the "WaldbĂŒhne", on 31 October 1948, in front of an audience of 24,000. This was ultimately his final bout.
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In 1952 the British Army in Berlin set up their headquarter on the Sportforum. They also used the sports facilities, and set up a cricket field on Körnerplatz, in front the
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At the beginning of the games the "International Congress of Physical Education Students" met in the 1,200 spectator Cupola Hall of the Sportforum, which also hosted the
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The Olympic Stadium project has received multiple awards and recognition. In 2004 the Olympic Stadium renovation won the German Steel Building Award. In April 2005 the
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towers. This plaza was built for the 1936 Olympics. Its two towers were built to architecturally accentuate the longitudinally symmetrical arrangement of the complex.
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The reinauguration celebrations of the newly renovated Olympic Stadium were carried out on 31 July 2004, and 1 August 2004. Celebrations began with performances from
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The new stadium was inaugurated in a ceremony on 31 July 2004. Work nonetheless continued on the stadium and the surrounding areas of the Olympiapark until 2006. The
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The stadium was outgrown the by German Institute for Physical Education. The DRA, which before WWI had been the "National Committee for the Olympic Games" (Germany's
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As it passes below the fields, this tunnel expansion also functioned as the corridor of subterranean dressing rooms for the training grounds located directly above.
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March's stadium was modern in its aesthetics, which did not match the Nazi's goal to use the Olympics to display themselves as an imperial power in the mold of the
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along the main east-west street approaching the complex. This would provide the entire complex with a stricter symmetry, and thus was the option favored by Hitler.
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on the Honorary Stand was decreased in height by a meter to eliminate the visual effect it historically possessed, and to assist in "de-nazi-fying" the stadium.
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tower, the "Langemarckhalle", as it had been destroyed when the tower was demolished. The Olympic Bell Tower has since become a popular tourist site, providing
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creating a much larger interior than is expected by visitors due to its exterior profile only showing a portion of the venue. This effect is similar to that of
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announced Berlin as the host of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. Berlin was awarded the 1936 Summer Olympics on 26 May 1930. at the 30th IOC Conference, held in
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Stadium, this expense was the main reason they had hoped to place a temporary stadium elsewhere in January 1932, and the expense of leasing land from the
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Plans to build an Olympic sports complex in the area of the Racetrack can be traced as far back as 1906 prior to Germany's athletic participation in the
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Work has already been begun on the Olympic Stadium for 1916. Its opening will take place next year, when sports will be held there to celebrate the ...
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along the east-west axis the Coubertinplatz, and the swimming stadium placed on the north-south axis. Hitler approved plans for complex the same day.
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Thus, four days after construction on the earlier proposed expansion to the Sportforum had previously been set to commence, those plans were killed.
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March aspired to design a Modern monument, while Hitler hoped to create a distorted vision of ancient Rome, much as he aspired to do politically.
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was celebrated by British military occupying forces on the Maifeld annually, and the British military also used the Maifeld for sports such as
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From 2010 until 2012 a new ice arena complex (the Eisporthalle) was constructed for 4 million euros at a former parking lot of the complex.
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To go along with the start of the new millennium, the park received a modernized Olympic Stadium. As part of Germany's preparations for the
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The 65-foot wide tunnel that served the previous Deutsches Stadium was repurposed to serve as both an underground path providing access to
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was located during the ceremonies. The 65-foot entrance tunnel leftover from Deutsches Stadium was also connected to the new stadium's
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well as the "Union Club and the Society for Steeplechasing" to expand the race tracks that the Berlin Racing Association also owned in
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When the Reichssportfeld was finished, it was 1.32 square kilometres (325 acres). The complex could be described as being designed on
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Access to the site was significantly improved through the creation of new roadways. The complex was already a short distance north of
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The stadium was constructed on an east-west orientation. The stadium could hold 120,000 spectators, and had seating room for 65,000.
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1 May 1939, Hitler used the viewing stand at the Olympic Stadium for his May Day address, in which he expounded upon his theory of "
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from Eastern Berlin arose, which culminated in a friendly match at the Olympiastadion with 50,000 spectators (27 January 1990).
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in 1936. The capacity of the stadium was 40,000 spectators. Located in the Grunewald Race Course, it was intended to host the
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Many of the more memorable moments of the 1936 Olympics took place within the Reichssportfeld, such as African-American runner
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revealed a commemorative plaque on the Adlerplatz in front of the "Haus des Deutschen Sports" in a ceremony marking the date.
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during the 14th IOC Conference which was held in Stockholm on 27 May 1912. Berlin had previously bid unsuccessfully for the
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games. 9 January 2002, in the mist of the Olympic Stadium's renovation, construction crews found an unexploded World War II
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The Maifield held other events during the Olympics. One such event was the "School Children's Demonstration" held 9 August.
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during the Second World War. The Olympic Stadium sustained some damage, but was nevertheless in relatively good condition.
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later signed a lease for a horseracing track, they had to agree that their land would also host "general sports functions"
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The stadium's columns were decorated with Olympic imagery. The stadium's interior featured grand concourses covered with
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buildings to serve as dressing rooms on the track field. Construction was set to begin at the beginning of October 1933.
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in the Olympic cauldron. The Olympic Flame was a tradition originated during the previous two Summer Olympics, held in
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to find another location in the Grunewald. In February 1907, the organization signed a 30-year lease for land north of
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for roadway expenses necessitated by the DRA's plan. Theodor Lewald rejected the city's plan for a temporary venue.
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In the presence the Kaiser and his sons and a great concourse of notables, the Berlin Stadium was opened today. ...
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Due to the damage in incurred, the Olympic Bell Tower was demolished by British engineers on 15 February 1947. The
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In 2004, Hertha constructed the Amateurstadion, a 5,400 person capacity stadium located near the Olympic Stadium.
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The Grunewald Race Course was the original sporting venue on the site now occupied by Olympiapark Berlin. This
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The late 1970s were a successful era for Hertha BSC at the Olympic Stadium, reaching the semi-finals of the
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12 November 1944, the Olympischer Platz was one of ten sites where Hitler's last contingents were sworn in.
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After the Olympics the complex initially saw between twenty and twenty-five large-scale events per year.
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and Dr. Ignaz Walter. The stadium continued to host events during the renovation, including the annual
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The hanging of the Olympic Bell began Monday, 11 May 1936. The first trial ringing occurred on 20 May.
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as well as the "International Congress of Physical Education Students" during the 1936 Summer Olympics
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for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Since World War II it has been used for a variety of events, including
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The Olympic Stadium was filled with spectators for the first time on 5 July for a pre-Olympic test.
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There were a number of plans that entailed the demolition of the stadium, but on 26 May 1998, the
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been successful. On 23 September 1993, Berlin was voted out in the second round of the IOC vote.
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since 1921. Was first held at Deutsches Stadium, moved to the Olympic Stadium, held there since.
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over Berlin. Hamburg ultimately dropped out of the bid process during the candidate city phase.
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In 1956 the Olympic Bell was unburied, but only so that it could serve as a practice target for
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matches. The stadium was built in 1913, and demolished in 1933. It was replaced by the current
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played their first regular match at the Olympic Stadium, moving to the venue after joining the
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in emulation of a Greek theatre and built between 1934 and 1936 as the Dietrich-Eckart-BĂŒhne (
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The West German football championship final was held at the Olympic Stadium six times between
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The Olympiapark would have been used had Berlin been selected as Germany's bid city for the
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The games had been awarded to Berlin in 1931 when Germany's government was the democratic
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buried beneath a seating section. Berlin police defused the bomb outside of the stadium.
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20 June 1945, Diem opened the Swim Stadium, which was largely undamaged, to the public.
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in 1961. Hertha moved out of the Olympic Stadium, and back into their old home at the "
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The cornerstone of the complex was laid by on 18 October 1925, the anniversary of the
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Hockey Stadion was an 18,000 seat stadium, one of two that hosted the 1936 Olympic
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played their first match at the stadium 8 September 2004, in a 1–1 tie against the
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2007 Pyronale Fireworks World Championships was held at the Mayfield in September.
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The renovation began on 3 July 2000, with a groundbreaking ceremony officiated by
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both in 1977 and 1979. After a decline through the 1980s, Hertha fell into the
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burning continually. The propane in the cauldron was first tested 28 May 1936.
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March remained in charge of the project, assisted by his brother Walter March.
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competitions. For dressage two 28,000-person stands were temporarily erected
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The stadium's neoclassical design was intended to evoke similarities to the
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sports training under the façade of being a school for physical education.
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on this and other projects he would later work on for the sports complex.
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at the Olympic Stadium, shortly after the re-inauguration of the stadium.
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was held at the Hockey Stadiums (Hockey Stadium, and Hockey Stadium #2).
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On 28 September 1937, the Reichssportfeld hosted ceremonies celebrating
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in November 1989, a match was held 27 January 1990, between Hertha and
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and Los Angeles, and the torch relay first occurred at the 1936 games.
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The main focal point of the entire complex's composition was to be the
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are a series of tennis courts in the complex. These courts hosted the
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2–0. After that, all German championship finals were held there until
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2008 Pyronale Fireworks World Championships was held on the Mayfield.
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2005 International German Gymnastics Festival at the Olympic Stadium.
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seating over 22,000 spectators. It was designed by German architect
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competition at the Olympic Stadium in 2006. Drew 50,000 spectators.
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15 May 1920 the "Deutsche Hochschule fĂŒr LeibesĂŒbungen" (German:
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held his final boxing match, at the WaldbĂŒhne audience of 24,000.
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division, gaining international prestige by qualifying for the
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for the 1988–1989 season, and returned to the Olympic Stadium.
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of the Maifeld, as with a temporary 6,000-person stand erected
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furthered the fabricated Greco-German links to the new regime.
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found Hertha BSC guilty of bribery and relegated them to the
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plans was created hastily, and received Hitler's approval.
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Index


Olympiastadion
Reich
Berlin
Olympic Park
1936 Summer Olympics
Grunewald
Emperor Wilhelm II
Union-Klub
de
Hoppegarten
Ruhleben
Victor von Podbielski
Döberitzer Heerstraße
horse racing
Otto March
1906 Intercalated Games
1912 Summer Olympics
Berlin
International Olympic Committee
1916 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
Alexandria
Egypt
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Brussels
Belgium
Budapest
Hungary

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