- Stadion der Weltjugend
Stadion der Weltjugend was a multi-use
stadium in theMitte district ofBerlin ,Germany . It was opened on May 20, 1950 under the name of "Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion" for the first "Deutschlandtreffen" (German Festival) of theFree German Youth .With a maximum capacity of 70,000 spectators, several further football pitches, tennis courts and athletic fields it then was the largest stadium in East Berlin. In 1951 it was a site of the
3rd World Festival of Youth and Students . After the dismissal of Walter Ulbricht in 1971 the stadium was renamed. In 1973 it was rebuilt with regard to the 10thWorld Festival of Youth and Students installing a stadium seating which reduced the capacity to 50,000.Until 1961 the "Walter Ulbricht-Stadion" was the ground of the
SC Dynamo Berlin football club. In 1951 and from 1975 to 1989 it was also the site of the "FDGB-Pokal " (East German cup) final. TheEast Germany national football team played here 14 times.In 1992 the stadium was demolished to build a new arena for the 2000 Summer Olympics. As Berlin failed in the bidding process the area remained abandoned. In 2006 construction of the new headquarters of the "
Bundesnachrichtendienst " intelligence agency began.ee also
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Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark
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