Olympia Tower

The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tower.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Opening hours: closed
  • Email: besucherservice@olympiapark.de
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Munich, Germany
  • Also known as: “Olympiaturm”, “Olympiaturm Muenchen”, “Olympiaturm München”, and “Olympic Tower”
  • Address: Spiridon-Louis-Ring 7, München, 80809
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympiastadion and BMW Museum.

Stadium
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is a stadium located in , Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. is situated 560 metres west of Olympia Tower.

Museum
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The is the corporate museum of BMW history and was established in 1973, shortly after the 1972 Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the construction of the , directly opposite. is situated 470 metres northeast of Olympia Tower.

Photo: Richard Bartz, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a combined exhibition, delivery, adventure museum, and event venue located in 's district , next to the , in the immediate vicinity of the and factory. is situated 390 metres northeast of Olympia Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olympic Village and Am Riesenfeld.

Neighborhood
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The was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in , and was used to house the athletes during the games. The Munich massacre took place in one of its apartment blocks, Connollystraße 31; the street was named for an Irish-American participant in the 1896 Olympics.

Quarter
is the westernmost of the three subdistricts of the Munich city district 11 .

Neighborhood
is a former military airfield, located in , , .

Olympia Tower

Latitude
48.17441° or 48° 10′ 28″ north
Longitude
11.55374° or 11° 33′ 14″ east
Elevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)
Inception
February 22nd, 1968
Height
291 metres (955 feet)
Open location code
8FWH5HF3+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164084344
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­communications_tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6325496
Wiki­data ID
Q599148
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Olympia Tower” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Olympiaturm”
  • Bulgarian: “Олимпийска кула”
  • Chinese: “Olympiaturm”
  • Chinese: “奧林匹克塔”
  • Czech: “Olympiaturm”
  • Dutch: “Olympiatoren”
  • Dutch: “Olympiaturm”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوليمبياتورم”
  • French: “Olympiaturm”
  • German: “Olympiaturm”
  • Hungarian: “Olimpiatorony”
  • Interlingue: “Olympiaturm”
  • Italian: “Olympiaturm”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Olympiaturm”
  • Persian: “برج المپیک (مونیخ)”
  • Persian: “برج المپیک”
  • Polish: “Olympiaturm”
  • Portuguese: “Olympiaturm”
  • Russian: “Olympiaturm”
  • Russian: “Олимпийская башня”
  • Spanish: “Olympiaturm”
  • Swedish: “Olympiatornet”

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