September 25-28, 2015
Sunday was a busy day, and Sunday afternoon did not disappoint. We headed to the BMW museum/showroom/factory which was sadly closing as we arrived, but that didn't stop us from checking out the showroom and walking through what we could of the museum area. Click here to learn all about the architecture and design concepts.
After exploring the area we decided to check out some points of interests that we could see in the distance. Unbeknownst to us it happened to be the Munich Olympiapark, where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held. The overall park is broken down into four sub-areas:
- The Olympic Area which holds the sports facilities, tower, pool and event hall.
- The Olympic Village with a male and female area
- The Olympic Media City which is currently home to the Olympic shopping center.
- The Olympic Park which has the Olympic mountain and Olympic lake.
The architectural firm of Gunther Behnisch and Partners designed the master plan for the sports and recreation area. The landscape was designed by Gunther Grzimek. The most eye catching aspect of the area is the tensile structure that covers a good portion of the park. This was designed by German architect and engineer Frei Otto along with Gunther Behnisch. It was quite a sight watching the sun through the structure.
We walked through the grounds, catching some of the sunset before heading out to dinner.
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