Olympia Stadium (Bayern Munich)

Description: At the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer ... more

Olympia Stadium (Bayern Munich) ... Olympics. With a capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted events including football's 1974 World Cup Final and 1988 European Championship Final. Today it holds 69,250.

Newest Review: ... was ground-breaking then and still unique now (as far as I am aware), has taken on a really scruffy look and gives the whole ground something of a dilapidated feel. The sweeping, translucent curves of the roofing that cover most of the ground have become speckled and dirty, with panels replaced here and there, and the whole thing just looks grotty. Sad but true. That ... more

... said, this is still a very impressive and a very large ground, with space for more than 60000 spectators. The stadium is in the shape of a huge bowl, with the obligatory running track separating th...more

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Olympia Stadium (Bayern Munich): Time to say goodbye (1116 words)
by - written on 17/05/01 (Very useful, 164 readings)
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Having visited the Olympiastadion for the third time the other day, when there was the small matter of a match between Germany and England to be seen (and I'm still smiling now!), I've got a few more observations to make about this stadium. Firstly (although I do realise that the circumstances surrounding this game were somewhat different to those for a club match), the travel situation after the game was appalling. Even after taking my own advice (see below) and waiting for over half an hour after the game, there were still several thousand people attempting to get inside the underground station. This meant a half-hour walk in the rain to get to a stop ... Read the complete review

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