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	Bergisel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bergisel is a hill (746 m) that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river (Wipptal) meets the Inn Valley.
		In 1809, Bergisel was the site of the four Battles of Bergisel under the command of the freedom fighter Andreas Hofer.
		The Bergisel Ramp was built of concrete for the 1964 Winter Olympics to replace an older, smaller ramp.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bergisel (287 words)

	Andreas Hofer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On August 13-14, his Tyrolese militia defeated the French troops of Marshal Lefebvre on Bergisel in a 12-hour battle.
		In 1818, his family was given a patent of nobility by the emperor of Austria.
		In 1893, his bronze statue was placed at Bergisel (Innsbruck).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andreas_Hofer (651 words)

	Panorama Innsbruck - Andreas Hofer: biography: the rebel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hofer and his general staff during the third battle of Bergisel on August 13, 1809.
		The first battle of Bergisel on May 25, 1809 failed to result in the conclusive victory the militia had hoped for, so four days later they once again attacked Deroy's division, which was camped in Innsbruck.
		The number of troops under Hofer's command had swelled as patriots from the far corners of the province answered the call to arms.
	www.riesenrundgemaelde.at /e/thema/rebell.htm (116 words)

	Winteruniversiade Innsbruck/Seefeld 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Large Hill is located on Bergisel Mountain on the southern outskirts of Innsbruck. Being the site of the famous battle in 1809 in which the Tyrolean freedom fighter Andreas Hofer defeated the Bavarians, Bergisel Mountain is still of great symbolic importance to the locals.
		The original ski jump on Bergisel Mountain was built in 1949 according to plans from the 1930s and rebuilt and modernized for the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympic Games.
		In 1999 Bergisel Stadium was the scene of a terrible accident in which five people died and five more were seriously injured when panic broke out during a Snowboarding event.
	www.universiade-innsbruck.org /en/sport/venues/innsbruck_bergisel_stadium.html (356 words)

	Innsbruck - Tirol - Austria
		The Bergisel arena is not just a winter hot spot for sportspeople and fans however.
		The great sports ground is one of the competition facilities of the FIS and an all-year-round training centre at the same time, with a ski-jump for jumps on mats, even when there's no snow.
		The person to give credit to for this architectural masterpiece is the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid who lives and works in London and has left her artistic marks already on the Tomigaya Zaha Building in Tokio, the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinatti and the extension of the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid.
	homes.tiscover.com /sixcms/detail.php?id=5867&template_id=936 (641 words)

	Zaha Hadid Architects. Bergisel Ski Jump 2002 :: arcspace.com
		The assemblage of elements was resolved in the manner of nature, developing a seamless hybrid, where parts are smoothly articulated and fused into an organic unity.
		Situated on the Bergisel Mountain overlooking downtown Innsbruck, the ski jump will be a major landmark.
		Structurally it is divided into the vertical concrete tower and a spatial green structure, which integrates the ramp and the cafŽ.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/hadid/Bergisel (282 words)

	Innsbruck travel guide - Wikitravel
		Visitors should be aware that there sometimes are bus line letters/numbers that split up into different destinations (the bus line O, for example), so it's also important to pay attention to the destination displays (outside and inside) and the spoken announcements.
		The Bergisel jump was replaced according to plans of the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid in 2001.
		Because of its design and prominent location (on Bergisel, south of Innsbruck) it is considered a new city landmark.
	wikitravel.org /en/Innsbruck (1194 words)

	Bergisel- Innsbruck, Austria - VirtualTourist.com
		At the Bergisel Stadium you will find the rings and the flames.
		The hero of Tyrol who fought at the battle of Bergisel in 1809 (in a war about beer...
		She did a great job, it's the most stylish hill I've seen and it's great fun exploring it for a while.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Austria/Bundesland_Tirol/Innsbruck-328369/Things_To_Do-Innsbruck-Bergisel-R-3.html (835 words)

	Bergiselstadium Innsbruck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Bergisel Stadium and the Café at the Tower are closed on December 24 and 25, 2002.
		the Bergisel Stadium and the Café at the Tower are closed to the public from January 02 to 04, 2003.
		The Innsbruck Card includes visits to the new Bergisel Stadium by May 01, 2003.
	www.innsbruck.info /sightseeing/bergiselstadium.htm (341 words)

	The Ski Europe Report - 09-30-02
		The Olympic monument at the foot of the Bergisel jumping stadium dates from 1976 and, uniquely, has twin flames representing the two Olympic occasions in Innsbruck.
		To this day, American visitors to Bergisel like to peruse the Olympic plaques seeking the names of American winners, such as those already mentioned, as well as 1964 winners Billy Kidd, Jimmy Heuga, Jean Saubert, and Richard McDermott, among all the medallists.
		Just this year, the tower of the ski jump on Bergisel has been replaced with a state-of-the-art structure that is an architectural sensation.
	www.ski-europe.com /news/articles/mwis/olym_09-30-02.html (1153 words)

	Rough Guides Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		We had just finished a brief walking tour of Innsbruck with Lucy, and were now visiting the new Bergisel Ski Jump with her.
		Bergisel Peak was the site of a freedom battle almost 200 years ago.
		It is easy to reach the Bergisel Ski Jump by using the new Sightseer tourist shuttle from town (see overview for details on shuttle).
	travel.roughguides.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?JournalID=30268&EntryID=35035 (455 words)

	Travel Austria » Bergisel Ski Jump Innsbruck
		The Ski Jump Bergisel was built in the year 1925.
		The Ski Jump and the whole area around was new disgned in 2001/2002 according to plans of the Londoner architect Zaha Hadid.
		At the same place Tyrolean rebels were fighting several times against the French soldiers of Napoleon in the beginning of the 19th century.
	www.travel2austria.com /?p=87 (159 words)

	NEW TRAVEL AGE - Directory - Guide in Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Visitors to Innsbruck's cyclorama stand, so to speak, on Bergisel and observe the events taking place around them.
		After his defeat in the fourth battle of Bergisel, Andreas Hofer was forced to flee, a reward of 1500 guilders on his head.
		He and Kajetan Sweth, the last of his faithful followers, went into exile in a hut high up on the Pfandler Alm, a mountain pasture in his native Passeier Valley.
	www.newtravelage.com /info/europe/austria/history/innsbruck.htm (1304 words)

	Roadtrip Day 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Besides the ski jump, the Bergisel contains various monuments commemorating the Tirolean freedom fighters, including a monument to Andreas Hofer and a small chapel built in 1959.
		We walked around a little on Bergisel and admired the houses with little chimneys topped with something that looked like a birdhouse.
		At the bottom was the giant panorama painting of the Battle of Bergisel from August 13,1809.
	www.diveguy.net /austria/innsbruck/041402/index.html (2604 words)

	1976: Innsbruck, Austria - New York Times
		The national passion for ski jumping — the Austrians Karl Schnabl and Anton Innauer were first and second in the 90-meter event at the 1976 Games — has its own monument in the Bergisel stadium (www.bergisel.info).
		The annual Four Hills jumping competition has taken place there since 1953, attracting up to 25,000 people.
		Bergisel was renovated and expanded for both Olympics and redesigned again in 2002 on its 50th anniversary by the architect Zaha Hadid.
	travel2.nytimes.com /2006/02/05/travel/05web1976.html?pagewanted=print (494 words)

	Bergisel - Innsbruck Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		a trip up the bergisel is worthwhile, if not for the olympic history then for the great views out over innsbruck itself.
		The twin Olympic Couldrons that you see at my photo were errected at Bergisel ski jump stadium for the 1976 Games.
		The Olympic Ski Jump was held in Bergisel a small village south of Innsbruck.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Austria/Bundesland_Tirol/Innsbruck-328369/General_Tips-Innsbruck-Bergisel-R-1.html (677 words)

	Bergisel, Innsbruck
		South of Innsbruck rises the hill (under which the Brenner railroad and motorway pass in tunnels) known as Bergisel (750m/2,460ft; a 15-minute walk from Wilten).
		On the hill there are various sports facilities: the Olympia ski-jump (known as the "Bergiselschanze", constructed in 1964 for jumps of up to 104m/340ft), from the top of which there is a splendid view, the Olympia Ice Stadium with sprinting lane and the Olympia artificial ice rink.
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	www.planetware.com /innsbruck/bergisel-a-t-bgsl.htm (188 words)

	Innsbruck Ski Jump (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The new Bergisel Ski Jump is a sweeping, geometric run that fits in perfectly against the background of the towering Alps.
		It is like a cross between a tower and a bridge 295 feet (90 meters) long and almost 165 feet (50 meters) high.
		There, spectators enjoy views over a beautiful alpine panorama, and from this privileged viewpoint they can observe the athletes flying across the Innsbruck skyline.
	stu.cofc.edu /~sschlogl/page_4.htm (98 words)

	Yale School of Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Her work experiments with new spatial concepts intensifying existing urban landscapes in the pursuit of a visionary aesthetic that encompasses all fields of design, ranging from urban scale through to products, interiors and furniture.
		Best known for her seminal built works (Vitra Fire Station, Land Formation-One, Bergisel Ski-Jump, Strasbourg Tram Station, the Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati and the BMW Central Building in Leipzig) her central concerns involve a simultaneous engagement in practice, teaching and research.
		Hadid studied architecture at the Architectural Association from 1972 and was awarded the Diploma Prize in 1977.
	www.architecture.yale.edu /faculty/visiting/hadid/hadid.htm (285 words)

	Innsbruck Austria \| Innsbruck Austria Hotel \| Innsbrook Austria
		Towering high above Innsbruck on the wooded Bergisel Hill, the brand-new Bergisel Ski Jump is a sight to behold.
		The hill itself is a historic site, scene of the 1809 battles in which Andreas Hofer led some Tyrolean peasants against French and Bavarian forces in the Tyrolean War of Independence.
		All Bergisel Stadium facilities, including gondola, elevator, panoramic café, and vantage spot on the jumping platform are open to visitors.
	www.stayresaustria.com /innsbruck-cities.html (822 words)

	Welcome to www.bbett.com Bergisel Olympic Ski Jump (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		I visited the Bergisel Ski Jump resort that is at the top of some dare-devil ski jump in Austria.
		The Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria, was hurriedly put together by the Austrian Army in 1964 when the winter Olympics in Innsbruck was threatened by a lack of snow.
		The Austrian army rushed to the rescue, carving out 20,000 ice bricks from a mountain top and transporting them to the bobsled and luge runs.
	www.bbett.com /content.asp?contentid=572 (133 words)

	Zaha Hadid at ArBITAT Architects
		Zaha Hadid lives and practices in London, but the closest thing (so far) that she's ever built was a pavilion inside Richard Rogers' hated Millennium Dome.
		More than just a jump, it features public spaces and a cafe and is close enough to Innsbruck to become a welcome icon.
		Hadid's first American building was immediately hailed by the New York Times as the greatest building completed since the end of the Cold War (which translates to somewhere around 1990, depending on whom you ask).
	www.arbitat.com /architects/hadid (365 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Design - Hadid's Bergisel Ski Jump - 2003.0618
		The Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria by Zaha Hadid Architects.
		A giant pylon ties the bridge structure to the earth.
		A QuickTime movie (animation by Neutral) showing the new Bergisel Ski Jump from the ski jumper's perspective.
	www.architectureweek.com /2003/0618/design_4-3.html (66 words)

	Doka - References - Ski jump Bergisel, Austria
		Doka - References - Ski jump Bergisel, Austria
		Great demands on the contractor made the 7 m cantilevering and double inclined (23° and 26°) concrete slab.
		For shoring 30 m high load-bearing towers Staxo were in use.
	www.doka.com /doka/en_us/references/sports/pages/00145/index.php (37 words)

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Innsbruck
		If you're driving, head out the Brenner road to Bergisel (747m/2,450 ft.), a lovely wooded section just outside Innsbruck that's ideal for leisurely strolls in warmer weather.
		It lies near the gorge of the Sill River on the southern outskirts of Innsbruck, about a 20-minute walk from the Wiltener Basilica.
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	webcenter.travelocity-leisure.netscape.com /DestGuides/0,1840,NETCENTER\|1769\|\|\|0103032655\|F\|Y,00.html (274 words)

	USTA Announces U.S. Fed Cup Team
		The U.S. reached the quarterfinal by defeating Slovenia in April in Portoroz during Zina Garrison’s debut as U.S. Fed Cup captain.
		The U.S. will play Austria outdoors on clay at Bergisel Stadion, a 15,000-seat arena that served as a venue during Winter Olympics of 1964 and 1976.
		The winner of the best-of-five match will face either Russia or Argentina in the Fed Cup World Group semifinals.
	www.usta.com /protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=77417&itype=921&icategoryid=172 (867 words)

	Kaiserjägermuseum
		It is on historic ground, the Bergisel, where the decisive battles of the Tyrolean Freedom Fighters under the leadership of Andreas Hofer took place in 1809, that today stands the Bergisel Museum.
		Numerous paintings, maps, weapons, flags and memorabilia testify to a successful struggle against Napoleon Iº and the Bavarian army.
		Tram n° 1, Bergisel terminal, Bus and car parks.
	www.kaiserjaeger.com /eng/TKJ/Custodia_trad/Tiroler_kaiserjaegermuseum_en.htm (254 words)

	Europe 2002 - Photographs: Innsbruck: Bergisel and the ski-jump from the Basilika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Europe 2002 - Photographs: Innsbruck: Bergisel and the ski-jump from the Basilika
		Photographs from a 9-day coach holiday through 9 countries.
		Innsbruck: Bergisel and the ski-jump from the Basilika
	www.geraldengland.co.uk /eu/europ052.htm (29 words)

	Photos of Innsbruck: View to the north from Bergisel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Photos of Innsbruck: View to the north from Bergisel
		How you can advertise your firm on Emporis.
		View to the north from Bergisel - 2004-7 (Emporis Image No. 313501)
	www.emporis.com /en/il/lv/?id=313501 (110 words)

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