Arranged in ascending order at the centre of the southern side of the Stadium: The loge of the judges, the loge of the pests of honour, the
the Fьhrer and the Government, and the press stands. At the very top, the coveredloges for the press and radio representatives. In the cenrte of the
latter, the central office of the Games Administration.
The announcement board at the eastern end showing the manner in which the letters are attached to revoving plates.
Upper picture: The lower ring is below the outside ground level, the upper ring, above. In the foreground, the Marathon Gate with the tripod for the Olympic fire. Opposite the Gate, the announcement board.
old entrance tunnel, with the Marathon tunnel, and with two competitors' tunnels leading directly to the field in which the games are held, is continued in an old tunnel, 13 feet wide and 600 yards long, in a northerly direction. This tunnel connects subterraneously the Olympic Stadium with the swimming stadium, passing under the training grounds of the Reich Academy for Physical Education, with the cloak-rooms of the Sport Forum, so that a complete subterranean cross connection is provided under the various fields and grounds where the games and contests are held.
The places reserved for the judges, those reserved for the guests of honour, for the Fьhrer, for the members of the Government, and the press gallery in the southern section are also connected by a similar subterranean arrangement. They are disposed one above the other. The places reserved for the judges adjoin a gallery, seven feet wide, constructed at the depth of a little more than three feet, which is carried round the oval inner arena, and which enables the judges and their attendants to move about freely without distracting the attention of the spectators. Nest to the judges' seats is the room where winning post photographs are developed and displayed, and the central office for the control of the loudspeakers. Behind the section for the guests of honour is a large hall with glass walls and roof in which light refreshments are served. The section of honour reserved for the Fьhrer and the members of the Government opens at the back into an enclosed structure containing a roomy hall of honour, some private apartments for the Fьhrer, a dining-room with a small entrance hall, and the requisite kitchen accommodation.
Above theses rooms connected with the seats of honour is the post office for the press; this is 193 feet in length, and it contains 46 telephone boxes and 46 writing desks, also a room where communications of all kinds are reproduced in bulk. Above the post office for the press is the covered section for the press with seats for 1,000 press representatives, including several cabins enclosed in glass for individual news agencies and publishing houses. In the middle of the press section are the seats for the central management of the games and contests. The press and the latter section are supplied with telephones, microphones, and numerous telewriting apparatuses. In the eastern half of the covered press section are the 20 transmitting cells, with a clear view of the contests, for the radio. On the ground floor of the western half of the seats for spectators are 52 cabins for the competitors of the different countries, with showers and other sanitary arrangements; they are all connected by stairways with the tunnel, so that contact with the spectators is avoided. The 71 steps of the seating accommodation have been arched parabolically in section, so that a good view of the arena from all seats has been assured. The view is still further improved by the elliptic ground-plan of the Stadium, which enables a more favourable survey of the course to be obtained from the sides.