Olympic Tower

It was 1964 when the Munich City Council decided to build a television tower on what was then known as Oberwiesenfeld - to improve the radio and TV programmes for the city's citizens. The 1972 Summer Olympics turned the tower into a world-famous landmark of the city and a major public attraction in the Olympic Park. By May 2024, around 45 million visitors had taken the lift to the viewing platforms at a height of 190 metres in just 30 seconds in the five and a half decades since it opened in 1968. The Olympic Tower has been temporarily closed since 1 June 2024 due to renovation and refurbishment work on the façade and technology, fire protection and ventilation systems. The tower will be open again from 2027 - for the unique 360-degree panoramic view, right under the sky above Munich.