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Terms and conditions applyHistoric Site: the Olympic Grounds 1909-1936-2006
Rainer Rother
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Format: Book
Pages: 159
Publisher: Jovis Publishing
Date Published: Oct 2006
Stock Code: 57356
Binding: Paperback
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The Berlin Olympic Stadium opened to the public in 1936, a unique combination of sports facility, military parade ground and National Socialist party aggrandisement. From the sites beginnings as a racecourse through its history as the Reichssportfeld, up to the redesign that made it once again the focus of public attention on the occasion of the 2006 World Cup, Historic Site traces the history of the Olympic grounds, examining each stage in their building and history. Three essays reflect on themes irrevocably linked to the site: the significance of the 1936 Olympic Games for the National Socialists; the way in which the 'commemoration of heroes' developed following the First World War; and the site's international architectural context.
This is a richly illustrated guide to an iconic structure and the changes that have come upon it, indicative - now as in previous generations - of the changes throughout the country and the region.
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