Barcelona

Lewis Companis Olympic Stadium

Passeig Olí mpic, 17, 08038 Barcelona, Spain

Description:

The Olympic Stadium, named after Catalan President Lewis Companis, is a sports stadium in Barcelona that was built in 1927. The stadium was designed by architect Pere Domenek. The stadium hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics.

From 1997 to 2009, the home games of the Spanish club Espanyol were held at the stadium. Also, home matches of the national football team of Andorra are often held at the stadium.

The stadium has a capacity of almost 60 thousand spectators, and during the Olympic Games the seats were increased to 70 thousand.

Now the stadium is used for various sports events, ranging from football to competitions of police and firefighters.

 

 

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