Olympic Village

The Olympic Village ('Olympiadorf') was built on the occasion of the XX Summer Olympic Games in 1972 to accommodate the athletes and journalists. It is characterised by geometric shapes and continues the curved, organic park landscape to the south. The complex, planned by architects Heinle, Wischer und Partner, was an urban planning experiment of the time. It was planned as a 'city within the city' and was intended to fulfil all the functions of daily life in a small space, even after the Olympic Games. As a result, in addition to flats, there are also shopping facilities, schools, kindergartens, cultural facilities and many green spaces. The terraced complex is orientated towards the sun. The four access roads run underground, so that the Olympic Village is car-free on the surface.