Description: The Olympisch Stadion was built as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was designed by the architect Jan Wils.
As completed, the stadium had a capacity of 34,000. However, after the construction of De Kuip in Rotterdam in 1937, the authorities in Amsterdam increased the size of the Olympisch Stadion to 64,000 to compete. After the Olympics, the stadium was used regularly for various sporting events, including athletics, speedway, field hockey and cycling (in 1954, the Tour de France started outside the stadium).
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