The Munich Olympic Stadium was built as the main arena of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in West Germany. Designed by the architect Gunter Behnisch with the engineer Frei Otto, it is known for its vast tent-like roof of transparent acrylic panels held up by steel cables and masts, which was meant to express a modern and open Germany. The Games were overshadowed by the massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian militants in the Olympic Village. The stadium later hosted the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and the final of the 1988 European Championship, and it was the home of Bayern Munich until 2005. It is now used for concerts and events within the Olympiapark.
Before and after
- May 1972Carbon dioxide passes 330 ppm at Mauna Loa
- 2 May 1972Birth of Dwayne Johnson
- 16 May 1972Birth of Andrzej Duda
- 25 May 1972Construction of Parc des Princes
- 26 May 1972Construction of Munich Olympic Stadium
- 30 May 1972Lod Airport massacre
- 5 June 1972Founding of United Nations Environment Programme
- from 17 June 1972 to 9 August 1974Watergate scandal
- 23 June 1972Birth of Zinedine Zidane
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