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Munich Olympic Stadium

stadium located in Munich, Germany
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Summary

Munich Olympic Stadium is an Olympic stadium[1]. It draws 4,195 Wikipedia views per month (olympic stadium category, ranking #6 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Munich[3]
  • Country: Germany[4]
  • Instance of: association football venue[5], pitch[6], stadium[7]
  • Architect: Frei Otto[8], Behnisch & Partner[9], Carlo Weber[10]
  • Owned by: Munich[11]
  • Named after: 1972 Summer Olympics[12]
  • Architectural style: high-tech architecture[13]
  • Location: Am Riesenfeld[14]
  • Commons category: Olympic Stadium, Munich[15]
  • Occupant: 1972 Summer Olympics[16]
  • Has part(s): Kiosk Spiridon-Louis-Ring 25 in München[17]
  • Coordinate location: 48.173055555556, 11.546666666667[18]
  • Structural engineer: Jörg Schlaich[19]
  • Sport: association football[20], athletics[21], motorcycle speedway[22]
  • Located on street: Spiridon-Louis-Ring[23]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Olympiapark[24]
  • Surface played on: lawn[25]
  • Significant event: start of construction[26], 1974 FIFA World Cup[27]
  • Official website: https://www.olympiapark.de/de/Der%20Olympiapark/Park%C3%BCbersicht/Olympiastadion[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Olympic Stadium, Munich[29]
  • Commons gallery: Olympiastadion München[30]
  • Maximum capacity: 63,118[31]
  • Heritage designation: architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[32]
  • Date of official opening: May 26, 1972[33]
  • Native label: Olympiastadion München[34]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Munich Olympic Stadium include München Olympiastadion station[35], a S-Bahn station[36], in Germany[37].

Why It Matters

Munich Olympic Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include München Olympiastadion station[35], a S-Bahn station[36], in Germany[37].

Related Entities

Frei Otto Germany Günter Behnisch

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nvrandow · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located on street → Spiridon-Louis-Ring
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located on street: Spiridon-Louis-Ring"
  2. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → 1972 Summer Olympics
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    Architectural style → high-tech architecture
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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