Facts and FiguresOlympiastadion Berlin

  • VIP-Area

  • Building specifications and areas

    Building specifications:

    Two story collonades with 136 Pillars

    • Circumference: approx. 803m
    • Heigth: 16,37m, 21,26m at the attic (roof edge)
    • Depth below ground level:: 15m (pitch), 17,40m (level -4 Atrium)
    • Opening at Marathon Gate: 24,65m at its narrowest spot)
    • Width North-South:: 230,73m
    • Length East-West: 304,26m
    • Infield: Width 116,11m, Length 189,97m

    Roof construction

    Total roof area: ca. 42.000m²

    • Upper roof membrane: approx. 27.000m², distributed to 77 sectors
    • Lower roof membrane: approx. 28.000m²
    • Glass surface: 6006m²

    Material: PTFE-coated glass fiber (PTFE: Polytetrafluorethylen)
    Roof width: approx. 68m
    Distance roof to infield: 39,99m
    Roof weight: ca. 3.500t

    Number of steel posts inside seating area: 20 with the distance between posts ranging from 32 to 40m and a length of 8,50m
    Diameter: bifurcation 35cm, pedestal 26cm
    Number of outside posts: 132
    Binders: 76
    Material: Steel St 52 and St 37

  • Areas

    Areas:

    • Stadium: 56.616m²
    • Osttor Plaza: 7.729m²
    • Südtor Plaza: 3.238m²
    • Swimming Pool Plaza: 2.797m²
    • Maifeld Plaza: 4.326m²
    • Path around stadium: 3.727m² (inside driving lane around stadium)
    • Südtor parking area (PO Süd): 4.533m²
  • Sanitary areas

    Sanitary areas in the Lower Tier:

    • Men: 176 Urinals, 44 WC
    • Women: 121 WC
    • Handicap accessible: 4 WC

    Sanitary areas in the Upper Tier:

    • Men: 184 Urinals, 30 WC
    • Women: 96 WC

    Outer areas:

    • Men: 96 Urinals, 12 WC
    • Women: 20 WC
  • Light, Video and Sound

    Floodlight system

    • Manufacturer: Sill
    • 155 Double metal halide lamps with 2000 Watts each
    • Performance at least 1.500 Lux

    Ring of Fire

    • 610 tubes

    Membrane Lighting

    • ca. 4.200 tubes and 304 emergency lights integrated in the roof
    • ca. 300kW performance

    Video Wall eastern stands:

    • Manufacturer: Daktronics (USA)
    • Size 137,5m² (15,72m x 8,76m)
    • Resolution 688 x 384 Pixels
    • Performance 150.580 Watts
    • 1.032 Pixel elements (43×24 elements)

    Video Wall north stands:

    • Manufacturer: Daktronics (USA)
    • Size 57,75m², (10,22m x 5,65m)
    • Resolution 448 x 248 Pixels
    • Performance 65.375 Watts
    • 434 Pixel elements (28×15,5 elements)

    Speakers:

    • Manufacturer: Electrovoice
    • 19 speaker units with a total of 180 speakers (EV XLCLinearray)
    • 84 power amplifiers (Electrovoice)
    • ca. 112dB maximum sound level, 150.000 Watts
  • Kiosks

    Lower Tier:

    • 12 Kiosks
    • 1 Restaurant

    Upper Tier:

    • 12 Kiosks

    Outer areas:

    • 12 mobile Kioskes (minimum)

    Kiosks for Merchandising:

    • one at the Südtor Plaza and one at the Osttor Plaz
  • Awards

    “Location Award 2014 – first place category: Stadiums, Arenas and Multi-function-halls”

    “FM-Efficiency-Award 2013”

    “Location Award 2014 – second place category: Major Events”

    “BDA-Architecture-award “Nike” 2007 category:” best ambience” Olympiastadion Berlin”

    “red dot Award 2007: Chapel inside the Olympiastadion Berlin”

    “iF Gold Award: Chapel inside the Olympiastadion Berlin”

    “IPC/IAKS Special-award 2007”

    “IOC/IAKS Award in Gold 2007”

    “Architecture-Award Berlin 2006, Award: Olympiastadion Berlin”

    “German Architecture-Award 2005, Recognition – Olympiastadion Berlin – Modification, Resoration and Roof-construction”

    “Light-Architecture-Award 2005 – Olympiastadion Berlin – Modification, Restoration and Roof construction”

    “German Steel Building Award 2004: Olympiastadion Berlin”

    • 74.475 Spectators
    • Upper tier + Lower tier
    • 59 Boxes
    • 3 Executive Clubs
    • up to 25,000 seats
    • Infield
    • 4 Floors
    • Atrium
    • 4.167 parking
    • total number
    • Video Wall
    • eastern stands + north stands
    • 6006 qm²
    • Glass surface roof