Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy
Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy is a memorial in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria. Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy is situated nearby to the bridge Hanns-Braun-Brücke, as well as near the pitch Tennisplatz 2.Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument
- Also known as: “Klagebalken (Gedenkstätte zu Ehren der Opfer des Olympiaattentats)” and “Munich massacre memorial in Munich”
- Inscription: “יעקב שפרינגר עמיצור שפירא אנדרי שפיצר קהת שור Anton Fliegerbauer יוסף רומנו זאב פרידמן מרק סלבין אליעזר חלפין משה ויינברג יוסף גוטפרוינד דוד ברגר”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympiastadion and Hanns-Braun-Brücke.
Olympiastadion
Stadium
Photo: Amrei-Marie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, 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. Olympiastadion is situated 410 metres south of Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy.
Olympia Tower
Photo: Chumwa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, Munich 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. Olympia Tower is situated 510 metres southeast of Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olympic Village and Am Riesenfeld.
Olympic Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Steschke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Olympic Village was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany 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.
Am Riesenfeld
Quarter
Am Riesenfeld is the westernmost of the three subdistricts of the Munich city district 11 Milbertshofen-Am Hart.
Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy
- Categories: monument, sculpture, and historic site
- Location: Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.17673° or 48° 10′ 36″ northLongitude
11.54775° or 11° 32′ 52″ eastInception
1995Open location code
8FWH5GGX+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 373456679OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1188042
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Memorial dedicated to the 1972 Olympic Tragedy” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Denkmal für die Opfer des Olympiaattentats 1972”
- German: “Denkmal für die Opfer des Olympiaattentats 1972”
- German: “Klagebalken”
- Italian: “Monumento alle vittime dell’attentato terroristico delle olimpiadi del 1972”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tennisplatz 2 and Tennisplatz 3.
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