Seats....lots of them.
In fact, this stadium - Berlin's Olympic Stadium built between 1934 and 1936 - currently has the highest all-seated capacity in Germany at 74,475. The upper tier has 31 seating rows at an average slope of 23° and houses 36,455 seats, of which 36,032 are regular seats, 290 are seats on the press stand and 133 are seats in skyboxes. The lower tier has 42 seating rows at an average angle of 25.4° and houses 38,020 seats, of which 32,310 are regular seats, 560 are box seats, 563 are lounge seats (expandable to 743), 4,413 are business seats and 174 are wheelchair spaces.
The stadium was designed by architect Werner March, and was officially opened with the 1936 Olympics opening ceremony. One of the most notable events during the Games were the four gold medals of African-American track and field athlete Jesse Owens.
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