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1972 the Olympic Games where held in Munich. the Stadium one of the modern achievments of german architecture.
Frei Otto came up with a strong tent constration, steelframe, plastic roofs, for the Expo in Montreal 1967 which had instant success. the Munich Games seen even a better and stronger construction. take the elevater to the Olympia Tower from up there you have an awesome view over the whole of the city as well Leave a Comment
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My colleagues did the roof climb while we were on a company trip to Munich. I didn't join them because I am scared of heights but just followed them from down the stadium with my camera.
The whole tour takes approx 2 hours. There's a film first and you get your safety gear (which seems a bit too much to me considering it's not that dangerous to climb the roof). Then you climb around the whole roof with many breaks and a short detour to one of the peaks of the roof. Watching it was a bit boring after a while as the whole tour on the roof took over an hour and they were waiting for a longer time than they were actually walking around.
The tour costs €25 on weekdays, € 30 on weekends and public holidays.
From this year (2005) you also have another option: There's an Abseiling Tour available now as well. You can abseil yourself 40 mtrs into the stadium at the end of this tour. This tour costs 40 Euro. Leave a Comment
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The Olympic Village of 1972 isn't a beauty but it's worth a look when you visit the Olympic park and stadium. There's small bungalows which used to be the accommodation for the female athletes. They are painted very colourfully by the athletes themselves. Behind them there's the huge buildings which accommodated the male sportsmen.
The sight of them in my mind is connected with thinking of one of the worst events in sports ever. On September 5th 1972 two sportsmen from Israel were killed here by terrorists. Nine were taken hostage in their appartment for several days before they were killed at the airport of Fürstenfeldbruck when the police tried to liberate them. Leave a Comment Address: Georg-Brauchle-RingDirections: U3 Olympiazentrum
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In the Summer of 1972 Munich hosted "The Happy Games", an Olympics intended to showcase a new peaceful, democratic Germany. The Germans built for the games a huge park, and filled it with some of the best architecture of the decade. The buildings were all bold, clean and forward looking, just like the new Germany was supposed to be. The park with its tranquil waters is a beautiful place to wander around, and the Olympic Tower, Stadium and Village, and all the other buildings, offer some amazing views to photograph. You will also find here the fascinating BMW museum.
With such grand facilities and stadiums so close to the city center you can bet they put on a lot of sports and music events, and you can find out more about those at the website below. Leave a Comment Directions: Take the U3 in the direction Olympia Park Nord, and get off at Olympia-Zentrum. Head across the bridge in the direction of the Olympic Tower.Website: www.olympiapark-muenchen.de/
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The Munich Olympics of 1972 were intended by the German hosts to be a festival of peace, expressing just how far West Germany had come since the militaristic evils of World War 2. The West Germans were keen to show to the world just how much West Germany was a reformed country, with no militaristic intentions or abilities. They succeeded in proving this, completely and thoroughly, but not in the way that they had intended.
On September 5th at 4.30am a group of Palestinians broke into the Olympic Village. They succeeded in this because the security was deliberately low-key. The West Germans had not wanted the world to see gun wielding German security guards marching around on the world's television screens. Once inside they entered the accommodation of the Israeli athletes at 31 Connollystrasse, killing two and capturing nine. A tragedy began to unfold in front of the entire world, and the German authorities could do little more than look on, uselessly and impotently.
The drama escalated, with the Palestinians demanding the release of over 200 prisoners in Israel, which the Israeli government refused to concede and the Palestinians threatening to kill their hostages if their conditions were not met. The Palestinians had no idea what to do if the Israeli government failed to capitulate. The West Germans, extremely uncomfortable that the hostages were Jewish, offered the kidnappers limitless money to release the athletes, but they refused. Leave a Comment Address: 31 ConnollystrasseDirections: In the Olympic Village. If you walk out of the station in the direction away from the park, and walk through the shopping center, you will find Connollystr. Take a right and number 31 is down at the end of the street.Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Massacre
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The Olympic Park in Munich's north was built for the Olympic Games 1972. The architects and organisers wanted Games "in the green" with short distances. They created a fantastic park with many sports halls, green hills and some great pieces of architecture.
The whole design for the park is very light, the planners wanted to distance themselves from the concrete games of 1936. Hence there's gravel paths, glass roofs and a lot of nature dominating the park. Leave a Comment Address: OlympiazentrumDirections: U3 Olympiazentrum
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At nearly 300m the Olympic Tower soars above the relatively flat Munich skyline, and can be seen clearly for miles around. It offers stunning views whatever the weather and time of day, and the day I went up I was particularly lucky with the combination. After a fine sunny day, I went up to the top of the tower on the world's fastest lift, and stepped out just in time to catch a thick bank of fog sail over the city just as sunset arrived. There I stood, above the clouds, watching the city be engulfed in a beautiful mist, as the sun cast a golden glow over everything. If only my camera was good enough to capture the essense.
The tower is open until midnight, and it costs 3 euros for adults to ascend to the top. Up in the heavens you will also find a very expensive restaurant - somewhere you'll want to go more for the views than the food. Leave a Comment Directions: Take the U3 in the direction Olympia Park Nord, and get off at Olympia-Zentrum. Head across the bridge in the direction of the Olympic Tower.
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The Olympic Stadium was built following the same ideas as the park around it. The fantastic glass roof symbolises the lightness and the frankness of the games, the green seats stand for the nature.
As the major local teams, FC Bayern München and 1860 München, play their matches in the new Allianz Arena now the stadium is only used for events such as concerts. You can go and visit the stadium for just € 1.50.
There's several tours you can book, too. There's one where you can go into the cabins and onto the pitch and there's the roof climb I will tell you more about in my next tip. Leave a Comment Address: OlympiazentrumDirections: U3 Olympiazentrum
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The Olympiaturm is the highest TV-tower in Germany and it offers a great view of Munich and the Alps (weather permitting).
On a clear day you may see into a distance of 400 Km and the panorama will be from Dachstein/Austria to the Swiss Alps.
The tower has a height of 290 meters and a lift will take you up to the platform with a speed of 7meters per second
The tower is open daily :
09.00a.m.-11.30p.m.
the restaurant opens at 11.00a.m. and turns around in 35, in 53 or 72 minutes - don't ask me what these different speeds are good for , or what time they are choosen.... Leave a Comment Directions: Take U3 or U6 and leave at Olympiapark
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For me ... Olympiapark is a place you must go only if you have time ... if you go .... you can get up the the 300mts hight tower. From there you will have a wonderful view ... but I prefer the one of the towers in Marianplazt. Incredible glass roof of the Olympic center.
When I went the lakes where freeze ... There was a ice mountain for throught you from there in what ever you want ... Many events are taking place here. That day there was a dog competition :)))
A wonderful place to walk, near the BWM tower.
I had read that the mountains of the Olympiapark are made of rubbish from the War ... Leave a Comment Directions: tthe UBahn will take you there, that is very near the BMW museum
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