Stadion der Weltjugend

Stadion der Weltjugend was a multi-use stadium in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. It was opened on May 20, 1950 under the name of Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion for the first Deutschlandtreffen of the Free German Youth.

With a maximum capacity of 70,000 spectators, several further football pitches, tennis courts and athletic fields it then was the largest stadium in East Berlin. In 1951 it was a site of the 3rd World Festival of Youth and Students. In 1973 it was rebuilt with regard to the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students installing a stadium seating which reduced the capacity to 50,000. The rebuilt stadium was then also renamed to Stadion der Weltjugend .

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