Munich Olympic Stadium, Sports venue in Am Riesenfeld district, Munich, Germany
Munich Olympic Stadium is a sports venue in the Am Riesenfeld district, built for the 1972 Summer Games. The tent-shaped roof consists of acrylic glass panels suspended from steel cables that sweep across much of the seating area and playing surface.
The stadium opened in May 1972 and served as the main venue for the Summer Olympics. It was the first large structure to use a suspended cable net roof and influenced architecture for decades afterward.
The facility regularly hosts major concerts, athletic competitions, and football matches, drawing thousands of visitors to experience its grand scale design.
Guided tours run from Thursday through Tuesday between 9 AM and 4 PM. On event days access may be limited, so checking the schedule before visiting helps avoid surprises.
The roof covers more than 800,000 square feet (74,000 square meters) yet weighs only around 3,000 tons despite its size. This lightness comes from the fine balance between the steel cables and the translucent acrylic panels.
Location: Munich
Architects: Frei Otto, Behnisch & Partner, Carlo Weber
Official opening: May 26, 1972
Architectural style: high-tech architecture
Capacity: 69250
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Address: Spiridon-Louis-Ring 27
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 09:00-20:00
Phone: +498930670
Website: https://olympiapark.de/de/Der%20Olympiapark/Park%C3%BCbersicht/Olympiastadion
GPS coordinates: 48.17306,11.54667
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:04
Munich offers a wide variety of entertainment for those who want to stay active or have fun in different ways. You can find laser tag venues like LaserZone Garching or TerraMars, escape rooms such as MysteryRooms with six themed rooms, and the Dream-Bowl Palace which has 52 bowling lanes, a restaurant, and an arcade. The Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Games, still hosts sports activities and even features a 200-meter zip line on its roof. Water lovers can visit the natural pool Maria Einsiedel, fed by an underground spring and filtered by plants, or head to the Dante winter pool for a swim in a 25-meter basin. The Est ice sports center has two rinks for hockey and figure skating. For a more modern experience, Vaons Virtual Reality has 12 stations with headsets and around fifty different games and simulations.
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