FIFA World Cup 2006

Facility Statistics

Location	Olympischer Platz, Charlottenburg, Berlin,
Coordinates	52°30′52″N, 13°14′29″E
Inauguration	1936
Renovated	2004
Surface	Grass
Owner/Operator	WALTER BAU-AG/DYWIDAG, HERTHA BSC, Government of Berlin
Initial construction (1934-1936)	Architect Werner March
Reconfiguration (1974)	Architect: Friedrich Wilhelm Krahe. Geotechnical engineering: GuD Consult GmbH.
Renovation (2000-2004)	von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Arcadis Deutschland GmbH (architect); Krebs und Kiefer Beratende Ingenieure für das Bauwesen GmbH; Riedel und Gastmeyer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft; Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner sbp gmbh. Main contractors: Walter Bau AG and Dywiday.
Reconstruction Cost	EUR 242 million
Structural Type	Horizontal cantilever structure
Dimensions	Circumference: 840 m

The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) is a sports stadium in Berlin. There have been two stadia on the site: the present facility, and one that was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March and the second by his son Werner March.

The current Olympiastadion surrounded by the massive Olympischer Platz was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics. During World War II these buildings suffered little damage. After the war, the United Kingdom military occupation used it as its headquarters until 1994.

The Berlin Olympic stadium after renovation

Full Name	Olympiastadion
Built	1936 (2004 Renovated)
Capacity	76,000 (Germany's second largest arena)