World Cup 2006 Stadiums in Germany - Berlin

Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany.

Olympiastadion Berlin

Berlin Olympic Stadium

Olympiastadion (reconstruction) - 75,000 capacity.

Originally built between 1934-36 and designed by architect Werner March for the 1936 Olympic Games at a cost of 42 million Reichsmark.

The German Cup Final has been played in the stadium since 1985, which was upgraded prior to hosting three games in the 1974 World Cup. Renovation work began in the summer of 2002, with completion scheduled for 30 June 2004 with all 76,000 seats to be covered. The German Football Association has applied to host the 2005 UEFA Champions League final in the stadium. Total costs for the stadium are estimated at 242 million Euros.

The stadium is also a venue stadium for Euro 2024 and will stage the final.

Tours of the stadium are available on non-match days (2 Euros).
Tel: 030 25 00 23 22
www.olympiastadion-berlin.de

Olympiastadion

After World War II, the British military administration used the building as its HQ and repair work continued until German reunification in 1990. In 1998 the Berlin Senate decided on a complete renovation of the stadium, but insisted that the historical character of the structure be maintained.

The renovation of the stadium took four years: the playing surface was lowered 2.5 meters, the seats, changing rooms, press facilities and interiors were modernized.

A translucent roof was added giving shelter from the elements. The structure of Berlin's Olympic Stadium is one of real beauty and attracts a stream of visitors as one of the sights of historical Berlin.

Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin

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Getting to Olympiastadion

The stadium is the home ground of Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga and located on Bismarckstrasse in the western part of Berlin in Charlottenburg.
Train: Olympiastadion station on the S5 or S7 lines.

Underground: Olympiastadion station on the U2 line, 13 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof to the Olympicstadion station (exit the train on the left), then a 5-7 minute walk from the station.

Bus: Numbers #154, #104 (from Kurfurstendamm) or #149 (from Zoologischer Garten).

Map: See a map of Berlin and Olympiastadion

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