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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Street near the stadium now named in honor of Jesse Owens. |
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Olympic rings in front of the stadium. |
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