Auch wenn das Berliner Olympiastadion schon oft als Kulisse historischer Ereignisse diente, der 9. Juli 2006 wird Geschichte machen. Ein weltweites TV-Publikum, zusammen weit über eine Milliarde Menschen
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Population: 3.39 million Stadium: Olympiastadion Project: Reconstruction Investment: 242 million Euro Gross Capacity: 74,220 Total Seating Capacity: 66,021 (*) Purchasable Ticket Capacity (**) * Group stage: 56,358 * Quarter-finals: 56,316 * Final: 55,562 The Berlin Olympic Stadium has hosted its fair share of momentous, epoch-making events, but 9 July 2006 is destined to eclipse everything that has gone before. A global audience of well over a billion is set to follow the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final live on TV. American sprinter Jesse Owens won four gold medals here at the 1936 Olympic Games. Today, one of the avenues leading to the ground and a VIP lounge bear the great runner's name. The stadium has staged the German Cup Final since 1985. Reconstruction at a cost of €242m began in the summer of 2000. A spectacular gala opening ceremony including an appearance by world-renowned star P!NK took place on 31 July 2004. Hertha BSC Berlin contested the first...


