Olympiahalle,
Munich, Germany
Architect
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Behnisch Architekten
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Date Built
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Opened August
1972
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Location
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Olympiapark
München
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Description
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The Olympiahalle occupies a site adjacent to the
Schwimmhalle in Munich's Olympiapark. The
building sits beneath the sweeping tensile
structure that will always be associated with
the 1972 Summer Olympics. Suspended from a
series of steel masts, the tent-like structure
covers the hall and spreads across to the engulf
the schwimmhalle.
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Inside
During the 1972 Olympics,
the hall was the venue for gymnastics and
handball and depending on the configuration
it could accommodate between 12,150 and
14,000 spectators. The hall's website
claims that, "... The Olympic Hall is
an outstanding exemplar for the
successful subsequent use of the venues
after 1972 up till now."
Today, the hall is described as having up to
12,463 arena seats but it is capable of
accommodating 15,500 when you include
standing places.
In 2016 the arena is used for concerts, sporting
events, exhibitions or trade fairs and, on the
day I took these images, it was busy with people
getting ready for the Munich Marathon. Its
Wikipedia website adds that, "... Several
other major international events were held
in this venue, including the 1974 and the
1991 World Figure Skating Championships and
the 1975 preliminaries of the Ice Hockey
World Championships and the 1983, 1993 IIHF
Ice Hockey World Championships finals.
Important basketball events that were held
in Olympiahalle include the Final phase of
the 1993 European Basketball Championships,
the 1989 and 1999 Euroleague Final Fours.
World Wrestling Entertainment has hosted
several house shows in the Olympiahalle
since 1992 and most recently on September
27, 2008." The
hall's own website also points out that it has
also hosted a wide range of musical events, "....
From Frank Sinatra to Helene Fischer, from
André Rieu to Die Ärzte, from the alpine
folk music show Musikantenstadl to the heavy
metal heroes of Metallica."
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