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Olympic Park(German: Olympiapark) was the site of the XX Summer Olympic Games in 1972 in Munich. It is still a venue for sporting, social and cultural events to this day.

The term Olympic Park for the entire area has already taken root in everyday speech, but it is semi-official. There is no official name for this common area, moreover, it is divided into four different zones:

1. Olympic venues, venues sports events, such as the Olympic Stadium and the Olympic Arena with the Olympic Tower.

2. Olimpic village, which is divided into a men's village and a women's village.

3. Olympic press center. Today it is a residential area with the Olympia shopping center.

4. Olympic Park with Olympic Mountain and Olympic Lake.

The total area of ​​the Olympic Park is limited in the east by Lerchenauer Strasse (German Lerchenauer Straße), in the north by Moosacher Strasse (German Moosacher Straße), in the west the Landshuter Allee (German Landshuter Allee) and Willi-Gebhardt-Ufer (German Willi-Gebhardt-Ufer).

The once gently sloping region of Oberwiesenfeld (German: Oberwiesenfeld), the territory for today's Olympic Park, bordered on the city of Milbertshofen (German: Milbertshofen), which was included in Munich in 1913. Until 1938, the Munich-Oberwiesenfeld civil airport was located on this site. In 1938, the year the airport closed, French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain landed here to sign the Munich Agreement. After the opening of the new Munich-Riem Airport (German: Flughafen München-Riem) in October 1939, the territory of the old airport was used until the end of the war by military aviation.

Since 1957, shortly before the construction of facilities for the Olympic Games began, the northern part of the field has been used by sports aircraft. The last plane took off here in March 1968. The southern part of the site was occupied between 1954 and 1967 for the annual Bauma Building Exhibition. Even before Munich was awarded the right to host the Olympic Games on this territory between 1965 and 1967. an ice stadium was built, which later became the Olympic Center speed skating. This building was used during the 1972 Olympics for boxing matches. Another pre-Olympic building, the television tower, was built next to the skating rink.

After the 1966 International Olympic Committee awarded Munich the right to host the Games, specific plans were developed for the reconstruction of the Oberwiesenfeld area. The slogan "Olympic Games in nature" was chosen as the development concept. Although the idea itself to build sports complex in the green zone was not new, but for the design of the venue for the Olympic Games, this concept was completely new. Also, the architecture of the Olympic Stadium, whose roof resembles a cobweb, stands out from the often monumental neoclassical Olympic venues built up to that time.

So, by the start of the 1972 Games Olympic Complex had the Olympic Village; press center; a tower with a height of 291.28 m, built between 1965 and 1968; swimming pool; Olympic arena, stadium and others sports grounds; tennis courts; The Olympic Park with the Olympic Mountain and the lake, on the shore of which the Theater "Teatron" is located for the cultural program of the Games.

How to get to the Olympic Park?

the Olympic Park can be reached by public transport, in particular, by metro - line U3 or U8, stop "Olympic Center" (German "Olympiazentrum").

Official site: www.olympiapark.de/de/olympiapark-muenchen/

Address: Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21
80809 Munich, Germany.

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In 1966, Munich was chosen to host the 1972 Summer Olympics. For this significant event, the Olympic Park (Olympiapark) was built in the city, which has become one of the most famous sights of Munich. It includes the Olympic Stadium with a capacity of about 80,000 spectators, olympic pool, which often hosts competitions in […]

In 1966 Munich was chosen to host summer olympic games, which were to pass in 1972. For this significant event, the city was built Olympic Park (Olympiapark), which has become one of the most famous sights of Munich. It includes Olympic Stadium, accommodating about 80,000 spectators, olympic pool, which often hosts rowing competitions, and Olympic tower, giving the opportunity to see the city and the nearby Alps in all their splendor. All of these stunning structures were designed in the same style and decorated with huge metal nets and acrylic glass inlays.

Located near the Olympic Park BMW complex, consisting of factory, car dealership and famous Museum (BMW Museum). The whole structure looks like an alien ship and is covered with many solar panels that supply energy for lighting and heating a large number of the premises of the complex. If you can see the cars of the future in the BMW showroom, then the museum is the place where all the cars that have ever left the assembly lines of the factory are located. Several times a day, fascinating excursions are held around the complex.

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Take the metro to Olympiazentrum station

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Why go. Better places for relaxation in Munich can not be found. I also like the English park, but when walking through the Olympic Park, it feels like it's happening outside the city.

How to get there. The Olympic Park is located in the northern part of Munich, about 3.5 kilometers northwest of the main railway station. The easiest way to get to the park is by metro. To the north of the Olympic Park is the Olympiazentrum station, to the east the Petuelring station. Line 8 goes from Central Station to the park, when traveling from the center you need to use line 3. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the metro.

Several ground transport lines are suitable for travel to the park. Bus route 144 runs past the southern border of the park, and buses routes 173 and 180 stop from the northeast.

There are many roads around the park. Large, busy highways pass by the park, so getting to it by car is not a problem. The problem is finding free parking nearby. There is a fee, 7 euros per day. We were greedy, deciding that 7 euros would be very useful to us. I had to drive east to residential areas and park there.

How to get. The park is open to visitors all year round, but before you go for a walk, you need to check if there is a football match on that day. The stadium, located in the park, is capable of receiving tens of thousands of fans, and many more thousands gather nearby to support the team with shouts. If the game is planned, the pleasure of the walk will inevitably be spoiled.

In the days football matches and concerts in the park is too crowded The park itself is accessible at any time of the day, but the facilities located on its territory work according to a certain schedule. Those. The Olympic Stadium can be visited in the summer from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., in other months its opening hours are reduced. The same situation with the swimming pool, golf course and other sports arenas.

What to do. Wonder how unusual the park looks. Its secret is that the whole, absolutely the whole landscape is created artificially. The mountains are artificial, the ponds are man-made, you don’t even need to talk about buildings. Fifty years ago, this place was a colossal landfill, where garbage was taken from the central districts of the city. The territory was turned into a recreational zone in preparation for the 1972 Olympic Games. The park covers an area of ​​85 hectares, and when I walked along it with my friends, I tried to imagine what a huge amount of work the Germans had to do.

All this beauty is created by the hands of people. The Munich Olympic Park impresses with landscapes and architecture at the same time. Parks rarely have large buildings, except perhaps gazebos or small houses like the Trianons. Everything is different in Munich. The buildings are well integrated into the landscape. Looking at their broken lines, you involuntarily think that nature created them. I am sure that if we, people spoiled by modern, unusual architecture, are strongly impressed by the sports arenas of the Olympic Park, then in the 1970s they generally looked fantastic.

Unusual architecture of buildings During our walks we found many cozy places where we could relax in peace and quiet. Which is what we did repeatedly. But those who like leisure, also do not remain for nothing when visiting the Olympic Park. They can ride on the lake in boats, run, swim, not die of boredom, in short. I prefer beautiful landscapes, grass, trees, and I got them in full.

Nutrition. IN Olympic park everything is thought out and adapted for the good of man. There is a restaurant and bistro on site, and an outdoor beer garden is open from April to September.

What is good and what is bad. The park is large, beautiful and comfortable. I meticulously examined it, but could not find a single significant flaw.

To tell you honestly, I was not only surprised, but also upset to learn that the Bavarians, by a majority of votes in the referendum, were against holding Winter Olympics 2022 on their land. Perhaps this is the most obvious confirmation of the stereotype about the frugality and economy of the Germans.

They called this decision “a protest against the corruption of the IOC” and announced their unwillingness to spend money on a large-scale and, in fact, unprofitable event in any respect.

I don’t presume to judge how profitable or unprofitable the Olympic Games were for Russia, but, as they say in the media, Sochi was almost completely rebuilt and, thanks to Olympic Games, has turned into a modern city with a developed infrastructure, new sports facilities and an extensive tourist base, which, according to forecasts, should attract a flow of tourists.

As for Munich and Bavaria as a whole, there is no need for either infrastructure development or sports facilities and training bases, which are enough both in the city itself and beyond, and, moreover, there is no need for tourists. One Oktoberfest gathering thousands of tourists from all over the world, which is worth it.

Quite a different picture was in Munich before Summer Olympics 1972. It turns out that the subway was built in Munich during the preparations for this Olympics.

Perhaps I’ll stop and explain why I even started a conversation on Olympic theme. On Saturday, Sasha and I went for a walk in the huge Olympic Park. I wanted to get here during my first trip to Munich, but then I didn’t manage to do it, and the weather was disgusting. This time the weather favored us: it was warm, if not hot. When we returned home, I started surfing the Internet in search of information about this park and learned a lot. interesting facts. Of course, everything had to be done the other way around: first read the history of its origin, and then competently go to watch. But since I am not a tourist, and I will be able to visit this park more than once, I don’t really bother about this.

So it turns out that I first took a photo, and then, at home, I understood what I photographed. You, dear friends, will be more lucky: photos and information about him will arrive at the same time 🙂

Munich family on a bike ride

We came to the park from the Riestrasse, which then, in 1972, housed the press center of the Olympics, and now this building has become a shopping center - Olympia-Einkaufszentrum. From the very entrance to the park, we were overtaken and overtaken, and runners and cyclists also came across. Not athletes, of course, but ordinary people.

Munich is generally a cycling city. Here everything is arranged so that a person can easily move around the city on a bicycle. Perhaps I will write about this in more detail in a separate article. As for running and runners, even on my first trip, I was struck by a large number of people running around the city, and not necessarily in park areas. People run and just like that - along the streets and courtyards, although, of course, they try to avoid busy highways. Well, in the park - a sacred thing to run around, especially in the Olympic.

The older generation prefers walking to running

In this panoramic photo behind the fields, you can see from left to right: the 290-meter-high Olympic Tower, pillars and part of the dome of the Olympic Stadium, and on the right, the skyscraper is the office center of the German communications operator O2.

Sasha and I, like people hungry for warmth and summer, ran up to each flower to admire and capture it.

In the background is the same Olympic stadium.

The Olympic tower with 2 observation decks, a restaurant and a high-speed elevator that takes you up in a matter of seconds. All this I have only heard, I have not yet experienced it myself. This will be one of the many reasons to return here.

Sakura, cherry, kirschbaum (German - cherry tree) - whatever you call it, it still blooms beautifully.

"Web" of the dome of the stadium.

These houses are the Olympic Village, where the athletes lived. Now, as far as I know, they have been converted into student dormitories.

In the distance you can see the BMW office center

On the territory of the Olympic Park there are not only sports facilities, but also the exhibition center of the automotive giant BMW. Entrance there is absolutely free. We couldn't get past.

Entrance to the BMW Exhibition Center

I saw a lot of them in Moscow.

I decided to "try on" myself.

Those who wish can play racing games.

New MINI model

And this specimen can only be looked at, not touched. But, girls, if you want to meet a handsome, young German who understands cars, you can break the rule, and he will immediately run up to you.

Then we went to watch motorcycles, which, I also don’t understand, but I couldn’t help but try myself as a biker.

I'm getting into the role.

Sasha liked this instance.

Even kids love BMWs

Reason #2 to come back here - visit the BMW Museum

We return to the park. The very heart of the Olympic Park is Lake Olympia.

With fish

Young and very strong winds blow at the top. You can see it in my bangs.

And my flying scarf.

Historic center of Munich from the top of the mountain.

Panorama: lake, stadium, tower.

It turns out that Olympia-stadium (Olympic Stadium) attracts tourists not only with its very unusual architecture, but also with the fact that from 1972 until recently it was a sports and cultural center Munich. Until 2005, the arena of the stadium was the venue for home games football clubs"Bavaria" and "Munich 1860", also concerts of world stars took place here. Now football teams play at the new stadium - Allianz Arena. Many bloggers note that this fact has led to some desolation of the Olympic Stadium due to lack of proper attention and care.

Be that as it may, I was surprised that this stadium has served the city for so long. It was even more surprising that architects are still wondering how, back in 1968, the chief architect of the Olympic Stadium, Frei Otto, managed to design such a complex and revolutionary structure for that time without the help of powerful computing resources that we have now. Therefore, I highly recommend that everyone planning to visit Munich include the Olympic Park in their tourist program. I, in turn, will definitely come back here again and again.

The Olympic Park in Munich was built specifically for the XX Summer Olympic Games in 1972. It is located in the north of the Bavarian capital, in the 11th district, Milbertshofen am Hart and covers an area of ​​85 hectares.

The excellent organization of the Olympic Park helped in its time to hold "Munich - 72" at its best. And after the end of the Olympic Games in the park, of course, further sports and cultural events are held.

Until 2018, a total of 13,528 events were held in the Olympic Park sports competitions, concerts, festivals, championships and exhibitions, which were visited by more than 211 million people.

Objects of the Olympic Park

The entire Olympic Park can be divided into four parts:

• Olympic venues, including the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) and the Olympic Tower (Olympiaturm).
• Olympic village - originally, residential complexes for athletes (women's and men's villages), today - residential buildings.
• Press Center, today - the largest shopping center "Olympia"
• The Olympic Park is a natural park located to the south of the sports facilities, with the Olympic Mountain and the Olympic Lake.

The place where the Munich Olympic Center is located is today part of Munich, and until 1913 the entire surrounding area belonged to the city of Milbertshofen. Smooth surface The area was well suited for an airfield, and until 1938 Munich-Oberwiesenfeld Airport was located here. It was here that British Prime Minister Chamberlain and French President Deladier landed to sign the Munich Treaty in 1938.

During World War II, the airfield was used by the German Reich, the Luftwaffe, and later, until 1957, by the US military aviation.

In 1967, the architect's office Behnisch (Benisch), which won the announced competition, began the construction of the Olympic Park. By 1970 the main excavation, including communications, construction sites, a specially laid metro line, planting of 3100 trees and laying out lawns, were completed.

Olympic Stadium, Olympiastadion (Olympia Stadium)

The construction of the Olympic Stadium was completed by the architectural bureau of Günther Boenisch in four years. The stadium building was made according to revolutionary eco-friendly technologies at that time.

The stadium can accommodate 80,000 spectators. As planned by the architects, the stadium was not supposed to look like a huge skyscraper. For this, a hill was specially poured - the Olympic Mountain, and the stadium itself remained at its original level. Thus, the field of the stadium turned out to be 5 meters deeper than the outer part of the building, and it was not necessary to erect high stands.

The so-called "tent" roof, consisting of acrylic glass canopies and steel cables, creates the feeling of a weightless cobweb. This is the first time this technology has been used on such a scale in sports venues.

Interestingly, the first event on Olympic Stadium associated with the Soviet Union. Even before the opening of the Olympic Games, in May 1972, friendly match in football between Germany and the USSR, which ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of the hosts.

The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympics, as well as numerous competitions. At the end of the Olympic Games, the stadium was used for the home games of the main Bavarian football team Bavaria München, as well as for international football championships and athletics. In addition, Olympiastadion is one of the world's largest venues for performances by performers of various genres.

Concerts of almost all world celebrities took place here. Some of the names are: Rolling Stones (6 times), Genesis (three times), Michael Jackson (4 times), Pink Floyd (twice), Prince, Tina Turner (twice), Gianna Nannini, Rod Stewart & Simple Minds, Dire Straits, Guns and Roses, U2 (three times), Three Tenors, Elton John, Celine Dion (twice), AC/DC (three times), Bon Jovi (6 times), Robbie Williams (three times), Phil Collins, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers , Madonna, Depeche Mode, Paul Mccartney, Andreas Gabalier.

Every year, open-air rock festivals take place in the Olympic Park: Rock im Park, Rock over Germany, Rockvaria.

The Olympic Park is one of the favorite places for recreation of citizens. Here you can not only go in for sports, but also lie down on the grass, sunbathe, have a picnic, or just take a walk.

Other Olympic venues - small and large gym, swimming pool, cycling stadium were designed in close proximity to the stadium, using a similar "tent" roof, in order to create the feeling of a single functional space. Olympic tower, Olympiaturm (Olympia-turm).

Olympic tower, Olympiaturm (Olympia-turm)

The Olympic Tower is located in the eastern part of the Olympic Park. Strictly speaking, this TV tower was not directly related to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

The Munich TV tower was built in 1968, and, with a height of 191 meters, became, after the TV tower in Ostankino and the Berlin TV tower, the third highest concrete structure in the world.

At an altitude of 182 and 189 meters there are two observation platforms, covered and, higher, open. A high-speed elevator will lift you to a height in 30 seconds, from which an unforgettable view opens not only of the Olympic Park, but of the whole of Munich, and in good weather, of the Alps.

Since 2004, the tower has housed "the world's tallest rock museum." Exhibits include concert tickets, autographs, costumes and musical instruments from Rock stars such as Freddie Mercury Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones.

At an altitude of 181 meters in the building of the tower there is a restaurant with the original name "181", which makes a revolution around the axis of the tower in 51 minutes. During lunch, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Munich and the Alps from different perspectives. The restaurant has 250 seats. The price tag is above the German average.

Working mode

Olympic Stadium:

• from January 01 to February - daily from 11.00. until 16.00.
• from February 26 to March 18 - daily from 9.00. until 16.00.
• from March 19 to April 29 - daily from 9.00. until 18.00.
• from April 30 to September 01 - daily from 9.00. until 20.00.
• from September 2 to October 28 - daily from 9.00. until 18.00.
• from October 29 to November 18 - daily from 9.00. until 16.00.
• from November 19 to December 30 - daily from 11.00. until 16.00.
• December 24 and 31 — the stadium is closed.

Entrance from the northern box office (Stadion Kasse Nord).

In addition to self-examination, visitors are offered excursions, as well as active tours on the roof of the stadium.

Roof top tour:

Duration - from 90 to 120 minutes, includes watching a film, instructions on the use of insurance, a tour of the stadium roof structures. For an additional fee - jumping, flying through the stadium on a tightrope.

• from January 1 to March 23 - Saturday, Sunday, holidays - at 11.30.
• from March 24 to November 4 - at 10.00. and 14.30.
• from November 5 to December 30 - Saturday, Sunday, holidays - at 11.30.

olympic tower

From Monday to Sunday - from 9.00. until 24.00.

The last admission of visitors is 23.30.

Restaurant "181" in the Olympic Tower:

• Lunch time: from 11.00 to 16.30. Kitchen - from 12.00. until 14.30. Entrance is open until 16:00.
• Evening: Sunset Dinner (Dinner at sunset) from 18 to 20 hours, from 20.30. Feinschmecker-Menü (Gourmet menu), admission is open until 21.30.

Ticket price

Olympic Stadium:

• adult - 3.50 euros,
• children under 16 years old - 2.50 euros,
• family card (2 adults with their own children under 16 years old) - 8.50 euros,
• children under 6 years old - free of charge.

Roof top tour:

• adult - 43 euros,
• children from 10 years old,
• students upon presentation of an international student card - 33 euros,
• children under 10 years old are not allowed.

Holders of other tickets for the Olympic Park, BMW Museums, Allianz Arena - 10% discount. Pre-registration required.

olympic tower

• adult - 7 euros,
• children under 16 years old - 5 euros,
• family card (2 adults with their own children under 16) - 18 euros,
• children under 6 accompanied by an adult - free of charge,
• Birthdays of all ages are free.

Discounts are available for holders of the following Olympiaparkführungen (Olympia Park with a guided tour), Parkeisenbahn, SEA LIFE, BMW Welt, BMW Museum, Allianz Arena Kombitickets tickets:

• adults - 6 euros,
• children under 16 4.50 euros.

Restaurant "181"

• Lunch time: 3-course menu 36 euros per person. There is a possibility of an individual order. Elevator 7 euros is paid separately.
• Sunset dinner: 3-course menu 54 euros per person.
• Gourmet menu: 4 courses €74, 5 courses €89 per person.

The cost of raising and lowering the elevator is included in the cost of the evening visit to the restaurant.

How to get to the Olympic Park

Already when planning the Olympic venues, one of the priorities was their convenient location from the city, so all types of transport in Munich are connected to the Olympic Park.

By public transport

The Olympic Park is easily accessible by all types of public transport.

• By metro: line U2 Feldmoching to the Scheidplatz stop or line U3 to the Olympiazentrum stop. On the metro, take the direction Moosach, note that you need a train going through the Olympic Center. Further on foot, about 10 minutes.
• By tram: lines 20 and 21 to the Olympiazentrum West stop, line 27 to the Petuelring stop.
• By bus: line 173 to the Olympiazentrum stop, line 144 to the Spiridon Louis Ring stop, lines 173, 177 or 177 to the Petuelring stop.

By car

Around the Olympic Park lies the middle Munich transport ring, there is an exit right in front of the Olympiazentrum, so it is easy to get to by car.

The Olympic Park has two car parks.

Parking fees

Parkharfe (Park harfe): 5 euros per day.

Parkdeck (Park deck) at the Olympic Tower and the Olympic Ice Sports Center:

• up to 30 minutes - free of charge,
• 2 hours - 4 euros,
• 3 hours - 5 euros,
• 5 hours - 7 euros,
• 6 hours - 8 euros,
• daily rate - 12 euros.

Video about the Olympic Park