BERLIN - Olympiastadion (74,064)

[GEwinnen]

The swimming centre has been refurbished for the 1978 swimming WC, it is still in use as a public swimming pool.

[repin]

[GEwinnen]

Originally Posted by www.sercan.de

As far as i know Hitler wanted a 250,000 stadium.
But this one was too "small" for him (I think just 100,000).
So why did't they built a 3rd tier?

In mid 1935 Hitler made an inspection at the stadium, he was disapointed of the scale of it, particulary of the facade. He ordered the architect Werner March to make plans for a 3rd tier, but it was too late to realize it just 1 year before the Olympic Games.
With a 3rd tier the capacity during the 1936 games had been 150,000
(now 114,000)

[RobH]

There was a superb three-part documentary on Berlin in 2009 on the BBC (one part dedicated solely to its architecture). Here's the bit on Hitler's Stadium:

[adeaide]

[rodem]

if you want to see more stadia pictures , Please visit below URL.



http://cafe.daum.net/stade/Berlin1

http://cafe.daum.net/stade/Berlin2

[pawel19-87]

DFB-Pokal 2011/2012 - final
Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Bayern Munich

Attendance:‬ 75,708

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cznr/7191293440/

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[Andre_idol]

Great photos...and amazing atmosphere during the match!

[Vizemeister]

[trmather]

6 or so years on from it's renovation and it's still absolutely majestic.

[MrChavcore]

Originally Posted by trmather

6 or so years on from it's renovation and it's still absolutely majestic.

agreed. it's just an ageless stadium. the kind of architecture a lot of modern stadiums lack.

[the Ludovico center]

Don't mean to dwell on Olympiastadion's "roof support issue" but can someone (preferably someone with an engineering background) explain to me why it is not possible to support the roof with a series of cables attached above the roof? It's only cable (high tech so very thin) so therefore there would not have been any damage of the historical symmetry of the stadium. All you need is just a bunch of poles in the place of where the flag-poles are now planted at the base of the roof and then thin cables going from the top of the pole to the edge of the front side of the roof. Basically what I'm suggesting is a bunch of very strong flag-poles hoisting cables instead of flags

[GEwinnen]

Even all the facilities for the WC 2006 had been built underground (near the Coubertin Square), so poles will never be allowed!

May be an arch will be build for the next Olympics in Berlin (2024/2028/2032/2040???) to support the roof.

[xJamaax]

Nice and simple stadium!

[the Ludovico center]

Originally Posted by GEwinnen

Even all the facilities for the WC 2006 had been built underground (near the Coubertin Square), so poles will never be allowed!

Then get rid of the goddamn underground facilities. Who cares about those?

What's most important here is what needs to be preserved: the majesty of what is above ground.

May be an arch will be build for the next Olympics in Berlin (2024/2028/2032/2040???) to support the roof.

An arch?? Like Wembliey? Are you kidding?

That is out of the question. It would ruin the whole germetry of the area and become the dominant feature of this historic neighbourhood.

Not arch thanks. That would be the worst possible solution

[www.sercan.de]

Total: 74.064 Spectators, expandable to 74.244


Upper tier (31 seating rows): 36.456 seats
36.033 regular seats at an average slope of 23 degrees
290 seats on the Press Stand
133 in Skyboxes


Lower tier (42 seating rows): 37.608 seats
32.085 regular seats at an average slope of 25,4 degrees
560 Box seats
563 Lounge seats (expandable to 743)
4.226 Business Seats
174 Wheelchair spaces


Infield:
Depending on the kind of stage built in the infield and the escape routes, up to 25.000 spectators can fill the infield.

http://www.olympiastadion-berlin.de/...d-figures.html

[NesC]

[Andre_idol]

Amazing comeback!

[Huskies]

Did anyone else notice Jogi löw ridning down an ESCALATOR before taking the field? Seriously they have an ESCALATOR in the players tunnel?

[www.sercan.de]

There was also an escalator at the old Schalke Stadium