Munich Olympic Stadium, Sports venue in Am Riesenfeld district, Munich, Germany
Munich Olympic Stadium is a stadium in Munich's Olympiapark, built for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Its sweeping translucent canopy of acrylic glass panels is suspended by steel cables from tall masts around the perimeter, covering the green tiered seating and the red running track around the field. A broad paved concourse runs below the stands, with a pond and trees in front.
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.
Since 1982 the stadium has been Munich's largest open-air concert stage, and after the football clubs left in 2005 it became primarily a music venue. The 1972 Games were held under the motto "The cheerful Games", and the tent roof was meant to echo the Alps skyline as a counterpoint to Berlin's 1936 stadium.
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.
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