During the interwar period, Wiemar's Germany gradually rejoined the international community. As a sign of this reintegration, in 1931 Berlin was named the venue for the XI Summer Olympics, which would take place in 1936. The Nazi party came to power on January 30, 1933, a fact that did not imply any change with respect to the appointment of Berlin. as the venue for these Olympics.
In 1912, Berlin was already chosen to celebrate the VI Summer Olympics in 1916. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the celebration of said Olympics was suspended. The following Olympics were held in Antwerp in 1920. For the 1916 Olympics, the then German empire built a stadium on the outskirts of the capital, the Deutsche Stadion The facilities for the Olympics held in 1936 would be built on that same spot.
After Nazism came to power, Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels knew how to foresee the great impact that the celebration of the Olympics in a National Socialist Berlin could have abroad, which is why he was the great promoter of these games, since they would be a perfect showcase for the new regime.
Although the works for the new Olympic stadium had already begun in 1933, it was decided to completely change the project to adapt it to the Nazi vision. The architect Werner March, under the supervision of the Reich architect Albert Speer, carried out a major reform of the design of the stadium and the surrounding fields, giving it an imperial appearance inspired by classical architecture.
How to get to the Berlin Olympic Stadium
Access to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin is very easy because today it is still in use as a football stadium and a venue for all kinds of events. The stadium has two transport stops, both called Olympiastadion. The first corresponds to theU2 metro line and the second to the trains Sbahn, lines S3 and S9 . You can check the routes to get there at this LINK.
Opening hours
As long as there is no event in the facilities, the stadium can be freely visited during the following hours:
- April – October:9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (August until 8:00 p.m.)
- November – March:10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Entrance prices
- Adult – €8
- Reduced rate – €5
- Children between 6 and 12 years old – €4
- Family card – €19 (2 adults and up to 3 children under 16)
Visit the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
The entrance to the stadium allows you to visit all its facilities, both interior and exterior. Visitors are allowed to walk through the stands, access the cauldron of the Olympic Games and walk through the outer corridors of the stadium.
Additionally, you can tour the other facilities that were built for the 1936 Olympics, called Maifeld or Field of Mars. Among these facilities, the polo field stands out, an Olympic sport at that time.
As a complement to the visit, you can go up to the viewpoint of the tower of the facilities, but in this case we should pay the cost of the ticket directly at the tower ticket office.
