I made an fascinating discovery in the estate of my grandfather Gerhard Limmer: 

So far unpublished, impressive photographs in colour. Starting in 1970 with pictures of the construction of the Olympic site and the stadiums up to the 1972 Olympics. Olympia and its development documented from unusual perspectives and thus one of the most impressive transformations in the Munich city area. The everyday life on the television tower at that time was also documented. Metre-long switchboards, huge antennas, amplifiers, plans of the broadcasting circuits for the Olympic coverage, inspections at the top of the tower at almost 300 metres, but also banal things like the company canteen on site.

Gerhard Limmer was head manager of the tower at the time and had direct access to areas and perspectives that otherwise remained closed to most people. 

In order to be able to show this previously unpublished photographic treasure to posterity, I have extensively restored and digitised the old slides in order to make the photographs shine in new splendour and to bring out as many details as possible.

The result is the photo exhibition "inside Olympiaturm", which gives an insight into this exciting time and the highest and most exciting place in Munich: the tower.

München, 1970-1972 & 2022

I made an fascinating discovery in the estate of my grandfather Gerhard Limmer: 

So far unpublished, impressive photographs in colour. Starting in 1970 with pictures of the construction of the Olympic site and the stadiums up to the 1972 Olympics. Olympia and its development documented from unusual perspectives and thus one of the most impressive transformations in the Munich city area. The everyday life on the television tower at that time was also documented. Metre-long switchboards, huge antennas, amplifiers, plans of the broadcasting circuits for the Olympic coverage, inspections at the top of the tower at almost 300 metres, but also banal things like the company canteen on site.

Gerhard Limmer was head manager of the tower at the time and had direct access to areas and perspectives that otherwise remained closed to most people. 

In order to be able to show this previously unpublished photographic treasure to posterity, I have extensively restored and digitised the old slides in order to make the photographs shine in new splendour and to bring out as many details as possible.

The result is the photo exhibition "inside Olympiaturm", which gives an insight into this exciting time and the highest and most exciting place in Munich: the tower.

München, 1970-1972 & 2022