Tag: 1972 Olympic Games
Anti-Israel slogan within sight of the site of the 1972 attack – Munich
A Hamas slogan, which can be read as a call to wipe out Israel, has apparently been read for months on a student union bungalow in the Olympic Village in…
Munich: Olympia 72 annual program for anniversary presented – Munich
If you start an anniversary year, you usually first look back. And so, for Munich’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD), the journey through time to the most defining major event…
50 years of the Olympic Games in Munich: return of the dachshund – Munich
In 1972 the dachshund was undisputedly the typical domestic animal of Munich residents. Now the hunting dogs with the short legs are on the rise again. What is so fascinating…
Olympic mastcot: Our Waldi and the bear – Munich
The Olympic mascot Waldi is so vividly remembered after all these years because the manufacturers paid attention to sensible ingredients during production. So even fifty years later you can find…
Oberschleißheim – Munich rowing society fights for regatta facility – Munich district
Some wanted to tear down the regatta course after the 1972 Olympic Games. The Munich rowing society fought for it to stay. And actually she’s still fighting – right now,…
Oberschleißheim – Munich rowing society fights for regatta facility – Munich district
It would not have been missing much, and the enthusiastic water sports enthusiasts could have saved themselves the trouble of starting a rowing club. The regatta course created in 1972…
50 years of the Olympic Games in Munich: From dream to trauma
Even after half a century, the 1972 Olympic Games are still having an impact: How and why what happened back then left its mark on the city, the country and…
Olympic Games photographer: Karsten de Riese – Munich
Karsten de Riese was the photographer of the Olympic Games in Munich, he took pictures of the German border, portrayed Theodor Adorno, Karl Jaspers and Willy Brandt. Only Helmut Kohl…
Regatta course Oberschleißheim: a bit of renovation – Munich
She meets a tough opponent here on the gravel parking lot. When visiting the site, politicians are often embedded in a cluster of enthusiastic supporters. It’s different on Thursday on…
Olympiazentrum Munich: Beautification of the bus station – Munich
Here and there grass grows out of the cracks between the cobblestones. In the middle of the site, the reversible roundabout is overgrown. A grandfather clock protrudes from between trees…