Berlins football stadium
Built in 1934 for the 1936 Olympic Games; its original capacity was for 32,000 spectators. It was designed by Otto March and reemplaced the old “German Stadium”.
This incredible stadium has a great history and hosted the World Cup Final in 1974 and the last world championship where Italy was crowned as world champion in 2006.
It has had several refurbishments over the years. The last one took place between 2000 and 2001, when its capacity grew to 76,000 spectators and it still conserves its characteristic architectonic style of the Nazi period.
It is home to the first division German team Hertha BSC Berlin and of the NFL Europe Football Club team, Berlin Thunder.
Its history makes a visit to the stadium worthwhile despite football matches not taking place here, because its facilities are first class and it is extremely interesting to get to know the history of the place.
The huge metallic structure on the roof of the stadium and the two big statues which are erected at its entrance are the aspects which most stand out. It is really a place where you can take spectacular photos of a tourist attraction which is not too popular.
There are different companies which offer guided tours for a price which averages out at around 30 euros, and which will take you to the stadium and take you back to the starting point within the city. Moreover, the guides are extremely qualified and the history is really interesting.
On the other hand, you can do the tour without going with any company although I would not recommend it, because the history of this fabulous sports stadium is really interesting.
It is located in the Charlottenburg district but is somewhat out of the way from other buildings of posible interest, such as the apartamentos berlin, so to get there you will have to catch the city’s tram and get off at “Olympiastadion” station, which will leave you right in front of this huge construction.