sport aid - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1993 - 100 Pfennig

The Berlin Olympic Stadium was built between 1934 and 1936 for the 1936 Olympic Games according to the plans of architect Werner March. On a 131-hectare high plateau, which is surrounded by a valley, the largest part of the required sports facilities was built. At that time the "German Stadium", which Otto March, the father of the architect of the Olympic Stadium, built in the middle of the Grunewald racetrack outside the city gates, had to give way to the Olympic Stadium. The construction costs for the construction of the Olympic Stadium amounted to 42 million marks. About 500 companies were involved in the construction, employing up to 2,600 workers a day on the entire site. As building material, 30,500 cubic meters of natural stone, 17,200 tons of cement and 7,300 tons of rolling iron were processed. For transport, 6,000 freight cars with a capacity of 15 tons were required. In addition to the Olympic Stadium with 94,000 seats, the swimming stadium with 20,000 seats, the House of German Sports, the practice facilities, the country hockey stadium, the rider court, the basketball courts and the polo field, which gave the entire complex the great dimension. In addition, the Deutschlandhalle for boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, the Olympiarad racetrack at the Funkturm and the shooting range at the Wannsee were built. For the World Cup 1974, the stadium was completely modernized for about 27 million DM. The regulations of the preservation of monuments were included in the reconstruction, because the stadium is now regarded as a monument due to its unique design and the original character should not be changed. For several years, the Berlin Olympic Stadium has been the permanent venue for the final of the German Football Cup.