Olympic Stadium Berlin Building, Olympiastadion

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Berlin Olympic Stadium Building : Architecture

Olympic Arena in the German Capital design by Architect Werner March

post updated 9 Jan 2021 ; 25 Jul 2016 ; 5 Sep 2009

Berlin Olympic Stadium

The Stadium has a capacity of around 72-74,000, though we understand 66,000 is the usual capacity. The building was refurbished from 2000-04 by a well-respected practice of German architects.

The Olympic Stadium hosted the FIFA World Cup Final on 9 July 2006

Olympiastadion Architect: Werner March
Date built: 1934-36
Status: Listed

Berlin Stadium building photos – scanned photographs from 1995, by isabelle lomholt

Olympic Stadium Berlin Building

Olympic Stadium Berlin redevelopment architects:
Gerkan, Marg & Partners from Hamburg, north Germany

The Olympiastadion replaced the German Stadium by Otto March, the father of Werner March

Key Olympiastadion Features
Marathon Gate, 25m wide
The translucent oval roof is also an iconic element.
Materials include limestone, travertine and granite.

The Stadium complex includes Football, Athletics, Hockey, Equestrian, Swimming, Theatre and Music facilities.

Olympiastadion Architecture Competition winner was NGM Architekten

Berlin Building Developments

Olympic Stadium Berlin redevelopment architects: Gerkan, Marg & Partners

Olympiastadion Book
Olympic Stadium Berlin, Renovation and Modernization 2000 – 2004
Edited by Professor Volkwin Marg
119 pp, German/English; ISBN 3-936300-16-X
DZA Verlag Altenburg
+49 (0)3447 55 50

German Stadium buildings by Gerkan, Marg & Partners include:

Commerzbank-Arena
Frankfurt Stadium Redevelopment, Germany – aka Waldstadion
2004/05

Stuttgart Arena, Germany
1999
reportedly the largest domed arena in Europe

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Köln, Germany

Berlin buildings by Gerkan, Marg & Partners include:
Swissôtel
Tempodrom
State Authority Offices
Lehrter Station
Dresdner Bank
Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport

German Football Stadium Building – Frankfurt

Gelsenkirchen Stadium – Arena Auf Schalke

One of the greatest football stadiums in Europe: Nou Camp Stadium

German Football Stadiums – World Cup 2006 Arenas

Berlin Olympic Stadium: Photos © isabelle lomholt

Location: Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, western Europe

Berlin Architecture

Berlin Architecture Walking Tours

Berlin Architecture Designs – chronological list

European Stadium buildings:

Manchester United Stadium

Murrayfield Stadium

Brit Oval Stadium

German Architecture

German Architects

Berlin Architects

Architectural Designs in the German Capital City

Contemporary Architecture in Berlin – architectural selection below:

Kurfuerstendamm 68, 10707 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Architects: tchoban voss
Kurfuerstendamm 68 Berlin
photograph : Klemens Renner
Kurfuerstendamm 68
The Alhambra cinema palace in Berlin-Charlottenburg was built in 1921 according to the plans of the architect Max Bischoff and became known in 1922 as the premiere location of the sound movie.

Berlin Hyp Bank HQ
Architects: C.F. Møller Architects
Berlin Hyp Bank HQ Germany
image courtesy of architects practice
Berlin Hyp Bank HQ Building
The new HQ is designed to support the banks sustainable vision, while at the same time contributing to the transition and urban development of the surrounding area.

Contemporary Architects

Olympic Stadium Barcelona – photos of the building

Website: Architecture Walking Tours

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