Olympic Stadium in Helsinki
Helsinki Olympic Stadium is situated not far from the center of
the city. It was built in 1936-1938 for the Olympic Games of 1940,
which fell through because of the Second Japanese-Chinese War. The
project of the stadium was worked out in the functionalism style
by the architects Toivo Yantti and Urie Lindegren. In 1952 Olympic
Stadium became the main arena of Olympic Games, which were held
in Helsinki. Later the city also got the right to carry out the
World Athletics Championship. In 1990-1994 Olympic stadium in Helsinki
was reconstructed and got its contemporary look. Nowadays it is
the epicenter of the main sport events of Finland as the stands
of the stadium can seat more than 40 thousand spectators. In summer
except various sport competitions, different concerts are organized
there. For the visitors of Helsinki it will be for sure interesting
to see the symbol of the stadium - 72 meters and 71 centimeters
tower, viewing the city. The length of the tower shows the world
record held by the javelin thrower Matti Yarvenen. On the territory
of the stadium there is Museum of Sport, where the tourists can
learn the history of sport and physical activities in Finland. The
collections of the museum contain more than 30 thousand exhibits
and 200 thousand photos. The constant exposition shows the development
of sport in the country during two thousand years. The tourists
will be surprised to see the most ancient display - the skies, made
in the 5th century B.C. Another unique exhibit - a pair of gilded
spikes of famous Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, which attracts the
attention of the tourists from all over the world. This sportsman
held 25 world records and won 9 golden Olympic medals. In front
of the Olympic stadium there is Paavo Nurmi monument. So, visiting
the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki will be interesting not only for
the sport fans but also for all the tourists coming to the capital
of Finland.
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