page_title: Olympiapark Berlin
section_title: Current
hierarchical_section_title: Olympiapark Berlin / Venues / Current
caption_attribution_description: English: The swimming venue of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
context_page_description: Olympiapark Berlin, previously the Deutsches Sportforum and the Reichssportfeld, is a sports and entertainment complex located in Berlin, Germany. The complex served as the Olympic Park of the 1936 Summer Olympics.
context_section_description: Amateurstadion Berlin is a 5,400 spectator capacity stadium. The capacity allows 4,300 standing places and  1,100 seats(of which 750 are covered). This venue was added to the complex in 2004.
  Deutsches Sportforum (German: German Sportforum)
  Cupola Hall is an 1,200 spectator auditorium which hosted part of  the foils and sabre fencing competitions as well as the ’’International Congress of Physical Education Students’’ during the 1936 Summer Olympics
  Gymnasium is a gym that started construction in 1926, but was put on hold in 1928 due to a lack of funding.  Its construction was resumed in 1934, and completed in 1936. The gymnasium held portions of the foils and sabre fencing competitions during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
  Schwimmhaus
  Sportmuseum Berlin (German: Sport Museum Berlin)
  Eisporthalle (German: Ice Sports Hall) is an ice rink complex that contains two 60x30 meter ice rinks. One rink is entirely indoors, and has seating for 1,000 spectators. The second rink is enclosed by walls on 3-sides, and open on the fourth side.
  Haus des Deutschen Sports (German: House of German Sports) is a venue that was built for the 1936 Summer Olympics. It is located northeast of the Olympic Stadium. It held part of the fencing competition and the fencing component of the modern pentathlon competition of the 1936 Olympics.
  Maifeld (German: Mayfield) was created as a huge lawn (112,000 square metres, 28 acres) for gymnastic demonstrations, specifically annual May Day celebrations by Hitler's government. In more recent years the Maifeld has also hosted many concerts.
  Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin (German: Berlin Olympic Swim Stadium) is an aquatics venue located in Berlin, Germany constructed for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Located north of the Olympic Stadium, it hosted the diving, swimming, water polo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events.
  Olympiastadion: a 74,064 stadium located in the southern part of the park. It was built for the 1936 Olympic Games.
  Reitsport-Anlagen Am Olympiastadion (German: Riding-Facilities at the Olympic Stadium) are equestrian facilities located in the Olympiapark
  Landesreiterschule (German: National Riding School)
  Reiter-stadion (German: Rider-stadium) is an equestrian stadium
  Tennis Courts are a series of tennis courts in the complex. These courts hosted the épée fencing and basketball competitions of the 1936 Summer Olympics.
  Tennis Stadium is a tennis venue within the complex. It hosted the basketball competition, épée fencing component of the modern pentathlon competition.
  Waldbühne (German: Woodland Stage or Forest Stage): an amphitheatre seating over 22,000 spectators. It was designed by German architect Werner March in emulation of a Greek theatre and built between 1934 and 1936 as the Dietrich-Eckart-Bühne (Dietrich Eckart Stage), a Nazi thingplatz for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Since World War II it has been used for a variety of events, including boxing matches, film showings and classical and rock concerts. The venue is located off Friedrich-Friesen-Allee just northeast of Glockenturmstraße. For the 1936 Olympics it had a capacity of 20,000 spectators, and held various performances, in addition to holding the gymnastics competition.
caption: Swimming Stadium in 2008
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