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Photos: 1936 Berlin Olympic Stadium
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Entrance to Olympic complex. The Berlin Games of 1936 were a huge Nazi showcase. ![]()
Detail of entrance. ![]()
Stadium exterior. ![]()
Stadium concourse. ![]()
Stadium interior. More swastikas bedecked the stadium than olympic flags. ![]()
Stadium interior. In this stadium, Jesse Owens disproved Nazi racial theory by winning four gold medals. ![]()
Distinguished visitor section of stadium. From this section, Hitler observed what he thought would be proof of aryan physical superiority. ![]()
Stadium interior. No German Jews were allowed to participate on these fields. ![]()
Stadium interior. ![]()
Olympic torch. The Olympic flame was first used at the 1928 games in Amsterdam. In 1936, 3,000 runners carried the flame from Olympia across seven countries to Berlin. ![]()
1936 Plaque commemorating the Eleventh Olympic Games in Berlin, its committee heads, and medal winners. ![]()
Detail of Olympic winners plaque showing Jessie Owens as winner of the 100m and 200m dashes and the long jump. ![]()
Plaque commemorating Werner March, architect of the Berlin Olympic complex. ![]()
View of complex behind main stadium. ![]()
View of complex behind main stadium. ![]()
Towers on the Olympic grounds. ![]()
This bell from the 1936 Olympics has been dedicated as a memorial to the athletes who lost their lives during the War. ![]()
Photograph of a street sign in Berlin marking the 1936 Olympic plaza.
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