Olympic Stadium, Munich
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Found in north Munich, the Olympiastadion is located in the Olympiapark München and was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The stadium was also the venue for the 1974 World Cup Final and the 1988 European Championship Final. It has a capacity of 69,250.
The architect's name is Günther Behnisch whose design of the stadium at the time of its erection was considered revolutionary: large sweeping canopies of plexiglass stabilised by metal ropes were used for the first time in such a scale. The idea was to imitate the Alps and to set a counterpart to the first Olympics which took place in Germany, the Berlin Summer Olympics in 1936, which were held under the Nazi-Regime. The sweeping and transparent canopy should symbolize the new, democratic and optimistic Germany, celebrating the Games as "The happy Games" (this was the official motto).
However, the stadium and its associated village are always remembered for the tragic events of the 1972 Olympics, rather than as the site of the great achievements of competitors such as United States' swimmer Mark Spitz and sprinter Mary Peters.
Following the Olympics, the stadium became the home of FC Bayern München, with TSV 1860 München also moving in during the 1990s. This continued until 2005 when both clubs moved to the purpose built Allianz Arena. The stadium is also famous in England as the site of the England team's 5-1 win over Germany in September 2001.
In addition to being a sports venue, the Olympic Stadium plays host to many open-air concerts by the likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, and The Rolling Stones. Guns n Roses filmed parts of their Estranged video there when they visited Munich in June 1993.
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