modeled after the Panathenaic Stadium. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, it is the first collegiate athletic stadium in the United States. Deutsches Stadion in Nuremberg, designed by Albert Speer, was also modeled on the Panathenaic Stadium. Speer was inspired by the stadium when he visited Athens in 1935. The stadium was designed for some 400,000 spectators and was one of the monumental structures of the Nazi regime. Its construction began in 1937, but was never completed. Commemorations The Panathenaic Stadium was selected as the main motif for a high value euro collectors' coin; the €100 Greek The Panathenaic Stadium commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the 2004 Olympics. In the obverse of the coin, the stadium is depicted. It is shown on the obverse of all Olympic medals awarded in the 2004 Olympics, and it was also used for the succeeding Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008, in London in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and in Tokyo in 2021. Gallery Panorama of the Panathenaic stadium from the entrance See also Hippodrome of Constantinople References Notes References Bibliography 1896 establishments in Greece Athletics (track and field) venues in Greece Athletics in Athens Basketball venues in Greece Landmarks in Athens Olympic archery venues Olympic athletics venues Olympic gymnastics venues Athens Olympic weightlifting venues Olympic wrestling venues Panathenaic Games Sports venues completed in 1896 Venues of the 1896 Summer Olympics Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics