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The Olympiastadion (German pronunciation: [oˈlʏmpi̯aˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ⓘ), also known in English as the Berlin Olympic Stadium or simply the Olympic Stadium, [2] is a sports stadium at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany. It was originally designed by Werner March for the 1936 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics, the record attendance was ...
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade ) and officially branded as Berlin 1936 , was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin , Germany .
Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin (German: Berlin Olympic Swim Stadium) is an aquatics venue located in Berlin, Germany, constructed for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Located north of the Olympic Stadium, it hosted the diving, swimming, water polo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events. [1] [20]
1936 -- Berlin. $549,410,000. Berlin built its Olympic stadium -- known as Olympiastadion -- under Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1936. According to Visit Berlin, the stadium's design was inspired by ...
Between 1960 and 1962 the tower was rebuilt following the old plans, although the tower is now 77.17 metres (253.2 ft) high. In it hangs the present Olympic Bell weighing 4.50 tons with the German Federal Eagle, the Brandenburg Gate and the texts between the Olympic rings (in German language): "Olympic Games 1936" and "I call the youth of the ...
The torch relay was not always a fixture of the modern Olympics, which began in 1896. The relay tradition started at Adolph Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics — the Games of the XI Olympiad — and ...
The Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) is an annual track and field athletics meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.It was first held in July 1921 at the Deutsches Stadion, which was replaced from 1937 by the Stadium of the 1936 Olympic Games.
Olympic Swimming Stadium in Berlin hosted the 1936 Summer Olympic swimming competitions. National Gymnasium in Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic swimming competitions. Georgia Tech Aquatic (now Campus Recreation) Center hosted the swimming competitions when the 1996 Summer Olympics were in Atlanta.