Olympia Park
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Reviewed by:
Ralf
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To outsiders the Olympia Park in Munich, Germany will be the most famous of all Munich’s parks. After the International Olympic Committee in 1966 awarded Munich the Olympic Games, plans were solidified for the urban redevelopment of the Oberwiesenfeld ("upper meadow-field") area of the city. Under Nazi plans for the development of Munich into the "Capital of the Movement," this area was supposed to have served as the central slaughterhouse and marketplace. In its current form the park was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics and continues to the current day as one of the central venues for cultural and musical events in Munich.
Contained within it are: the Olympic village; the Olympic area; the Olympic Media city; and the Olympic park, a veritable host of Athenian delights you might think. It is actally very practical and the central Stadium, constructed from 1968 to 1972, is currently home to the highest number of staged national and international competitions in Germany.
Category: Parks and Gardens
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