May Field

The Maifeld is a venue in the Olympiapark Berlin. It was created as a huge lawn for gymnastic demonstrations, specifically annual May Day celebrations by Hitler's government.
Wikipedia
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Pitch
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Maifeld” and “Maifeld (Berlin)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic stadium and Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium.

Stadium
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Olympiastadion, also known in English as the Berlin or simply the , is a sports at Olympiapark Berlin in , Germany. is situated 360 metres east of May Field.

Scenic viewpoint
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The is a 77-metre-high observation tower that was built in 1934 after plans by Werner March. The steel skeleton construction was faced with dressed limestone. is situated 190 metres west of May Field.

Theater building
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The is an amphitheatre at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by German architect Werner March in emulation of a Greek theatre and built between 1934 and 1936 as the Dietrich-Eckart-Freilichtbühne, a Nazi Thingplatz, and opened in association with the 1936 Summer Olympics. is situated 390 metres northwest of May Field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murellen mountains, Murellen gorge and Schanzenwald forest and Tiefwerder.

Locality
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The Murellenberge, the Murellenschlucht and the Schanzenwald are a hilly landscape formed during the Weichselian Ice Age in the district of Ruhleben in the Westend part of the District of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Neighborhood
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encompasses both a and a Werder along the Havel River in the district of . While the village of , along with the neighboring southern port of Spandau, falls under the jurisdiction of the district of Spandau, the surrounding forested areas, meadows, and water areas of the Werder are administratively part of the district of .

Quarter
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is the historic centre of the borough in the western suburbs of , situated on the right bank of the river by its confluence with the tributary. is situated 3½ km northwest of May Field.

May Field

Latitude
52.51424° or 52° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
13.23468° or 13° 14′ 5″ east
Open location code
9F4MG67M+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4581755
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­pitch
Wiki­data ID
Q549184
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“May Field” goes by many names.
  • German: “Maifeld”
  • Japanese: “マイフェルト広場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maifeld”
  • Norwegian: “Maifeld”
  • Russian: “Майфельд”
  • Swedish: “Maifeld”

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