Olympic Stadium
Located in Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland Coordinates: 52°20′36″ N 4°51′15″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol7 km
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport52 km
About Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is a landmark. Location: Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland.
The Olympic Stadium (Dutch: Olympisch Stadion, Dutch pronunciation: [oːˈlɪmpiˌstaːdijɔn]) is a sporting venue which was used as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The venue is currently used mostly for athletics, other sports events and music concerts. When completed, the stadium had a capacity of 31,600.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1927
- Opened
- 1928
- Architect
- Jan Wils
- Architectural style
- Amsterdam School
- Heritage designation
- Rijksmonument
- Official website
- olympischstadion.nl
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Olympic Stadium
Climate of Olympic Stadium
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 mm)
- Driest month
- April (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 52 | 66 | 46 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 85 |
How to get to Olympic Stadium
The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amsterdam, 4 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 7 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 52 kmsouthwest
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 106 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Amsterdam Population: 741.6K 4 kmnortheast
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 12 kmwest
- Zaanstad Population: 140.1K 13 kmnorth
- Haarlem Population: 162.5K 15 kmwest
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 25 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Olympic Stadium
Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 91 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km60 places
- Bait-ul-Afiyat Attraction 21 kmE
- Obrechtkerk Attraction 2 kmNE
- Noorderkerk Attraction 5 kmNE
- Westerkerk Attraction 4 kmNE
25–60 km71 places
- IJsselmonde Island 58 kmSW
- Habana Beach Beach 53 kmSW
- Strandslag Voordijk Beach 57 kmN
- Strandslag Sint Maartenszee Beach 52 kmN
60–100 km125 places
- Texel Island 82 kmN
- Putjensberg Mountain 78 kmE
- Essen Duinen Natural site 100 kmS
- Poppelsche Leij River 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Monument Indië-Nederland Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam1.1 km NE -
Obrechtkerk Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam2 km NE
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Van Gogh Museum Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam2.5 km NE -
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam2.4 km NE -
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam2.8 km NE -
Hildo Kropbrug Landmark, Gemeente Amsterdam2.1 km E -
Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam Attraction, Gemeente Amsterdam3 km NE -
Bijbels Museum Museum, Gemeente Amsterdam3.5 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Amsterdam-Zuid Neighbourhood, Zuid1.6 km E
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Osdorp Neighbourhood, Gemeente Amsterdam3.9 km NW
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Jordaan Neighbourhood, Gemeente Amsterdam3.9 km NE
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New West Neighbourhood, Nieuw-West3.6 km NW
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