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Klagebalken Memorial – Victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic Hostage Crisis
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Klagebalken Memorial – Victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic Hostage Crisis
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Klagebalken Memorial – Victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic Hostage Crisis
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Andrea und Huskys 🐺
July 16, 2026
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The sculpture "Klagebalken" has commemorated the victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre since September 1995. It was created by the German sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924-2017). The memorial is a …
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WildeHilde
June 12, 2019
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The monument to the victims of the 1972 Olympic attack is a sculpture by the German sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924–2017) and is titled Klagebalken. It was erected on September 27, 1995, in Munich's Olympiapark and is located on the connecting path from the Olympic Stadium to the former Olympic Village, precisely where a support cable for the tent roof construction is anchored. It commemorates the victims of the Munich massacre.
The memorial is a ten-meter-wide granite beam, supported in the middle by a pedestal.
The memorial is a ten-meter-wide granite beam, supported in the middle by a pedestal.
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