A ten-meter wide beam of granite is held in the middle by a pedestal. It is located in the Olympiapark in Munich on the connecting path from the Olympiastadion to the former Olympiadorf, situated exactly where a support cable of the tent roof construction is anchored.
In 1972, a violent attack on Israeli athletes occurred during the Olympics. The names of the eleven killed Israeli hostages are carved into the beam in Hebrew letters. Alongside them, in Latin letters, is the name of Anton Fliegerbauer, a Bavarian police officer who died during the rescue attempt in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Created by German sculptor Fritz Koenig (1924–2017), the sculpture is titled Der Klagebalken. It was unveiled on September 27, 1995, as a memorial to the victims of the Munich Olympics attack.
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