Francis Olympic Field
Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics. It is currently used by the university's track and field, cross country, football, and soccer teams.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, US
- Also known as: “Francis Field, St Louis”, “Francis Olympic Stadium”, “St. Louis Olympic Field”, and “St. Louis Olympic Stadium”
Places of Interest
Highlights include University City–Big Bend station and Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District.
University City–Big Bend station
Railway station
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University City–Big Bend station is a light rail station on the Blue Line of the St. Louis MetroLink system. This subway station is located beneath the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway and primarily serves passengers arriving on foot from nearby universities and surrounding neighborhoods.
Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District
Protected area
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The Washington University Hilltop Campus Historic District was the site of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Many of the exposition buildings were temporary in nature, but a number of permanent structures were built and are used by Washington University, which calls this area the Danforth Campus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University City and Clayton.
University City
Town
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St. Louis County is an area in the St. Louis Area of Missouri. Its current boundaries were set in 1877, when St. Louis City split off to become an independent city separate from any county.
Clayton
Town
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Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that borders the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census.
Richmond Heights
Village
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Richmond Heights is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The United States census shows the population grew from 8,603 in 2010 to 9,286 in 2020.
Francis Olympic Field
- Category: stadium
- Location: St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Thai—“Francis Olympic Field” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Francis Field”
- Catalan: “Francis Field”
- Cebuano: “Francis Field”
- Chinese: “弗朗西斯奧林匹克體育場”
- Chinese: “法蘭西斯奧運體育場”
- Chinese: “法蘭西球場 (密蘇里州)”
- Czech: “Francis Field”
- Dutch: “Francis Field”
- French: “Francis Field”
- German: “Francis Field”
- Hebrew: “שדה פרנסיס”
- Indonesian: “Lapangan Francis”
- Indonesian: “Lapangan Olimpiade Francis”
- Indonesian: “Lapangan Olimpiade St. Louis”
- Indonesian: “Stadion Olimpiade St. Louis”
- Irish: “Francis Field”
- Italian: “Francis Field”
- Japanese: “フランシス・フィールド”
- Korean: “프랜시스 필드”
- Latin: “Campus Francii”
- Latin: “Francis Field”
- Macedonian: “Стадионот Франсис Филд”
- Macedonian: “Френсис Филд”
- Marathi: “फ्रांसिस ऑलिंपिक फील्ड”
- Marathi: “फ्रांसिस फिल्ड”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Francis Field”
- Norwegian: “Francis Field”
- Persian: “ورزشگاه فرانسیس فیلد”
- Polish: “Francis Field”
- Portuguese: “Estádio Francis Field”
- Russian: “Фрэнсис Филд”
- Serbian: “Stadion Fransis fild”
- Serbian: “Стадион Франсис филд”
- Serbian: “Стадион Франсис Филд”
- Spanish: “Francis Field”
- Swedish: “Francis Field”
- Thai: “สนามฟรานซิส”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bushyhead Track and Francis Gymnasium.
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