Olympic Stadium, also known as Opening Stadium, was a temporary stadium in Grenoble, France. Built to only host the opening ceremonies for the 1968 Winter Olympics, the stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 60,000 spectators.
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| Full name | Opening Stadium |
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| Location | Grenoble, France |
| Coordinates | 45°09′57″N 5°43′56″E / 45.16583°N 5.73222°E |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Demolished | 1968 |
| Architect | Bruno Pouradier-Duteil, Georges Pillon |
References
edit- 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 86–7. (in English and French)
- Further information on stadium
External links
edit- I.N.A.: Video in technicolor of opening ceremony, Grenoble, 1968 (french)
- Life: Images from 1968 Opening Ceremony
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