World Cup 2006 German City Guide - Berlin
City: Berlin
Population: 3,390,000
Airports: Tegal, Tempelhof, Schonefeld
Overview: The new capital is booming, the place, where modern architecture is redefining the skyline has a magical appeal. Berlin is the current high light for tourists not only as a place for hip events like the Love Parade, but also as a first-grade cultural metropolis like the Philharmonics, the Berlin Film Festival “Berlinale” or the musical “Cats”. The number of sights is unrivalled and the offers for tourists are as chameleonic as the city’s mentality.
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Capacity: 74,176
Football Clubs: Hertha BSC Berlin (Bundesliga)
Background: The 2006 Football World Cup Final will be played in Berlin’s Olympiastadium, which was originally designed by architect
Werner March and built between 1934-36. American sprinter Jesse Owens won four gold medals there at the Olympic Games in 1936. Today, one of the avenues leading to the ground bears the great runner's name. Since 1985, the German Cup Final has been played in the stadium, which received a facelift prior to hosting three games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Renovation work began in the summer of 2000. The opening ceremony took place on July 31st 2004. The German government contributed 196 million euro towards the renovation cost of 242 million euro.
Population: 3,390,000
Airports: Tegal, Tempelhof, Schonefeld
Overview: The new capital is booming, the place, where modern architecture is redefining the skyline has a magical appeal. Berlin is the current high light for tourists not only as a place for hip events like the Love Parade, but also as a first-grade cultural metropolis like the Philharmonics, the Berlin Film Festival “Berlinale” or the musical “Cats”. The number of sights is unrivalled and the offers for tourists are as chameleonic as the city’s mentality.
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Capacity: 74,176
Football Clubs: Hertha BSC Berlin (Bundesliga)
Background: The 2006 Football World Cup Final will be played in Berlin’s Olympiastadium, which was originally designed by architect
Werner March and built between 1934-36. American sprinter Jesse Owens won four gold medals there at the Olympic Games in 1936. Today, one of the avenues leading to the ground bears the great runner's name. Since 1985, the German Cup Final has been played in the stadium, which received a facelift prior to hosting three games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Renovation work began in the summer of 2000. The opening ceremony took place on July 31st 2004. The German government contributed 196 million euro towards the renovation cost of 242 million euro.
posted by Aor's Experience at Monday, April 24, 2006
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