Freddy Heineken contributed millions to save Olympic Stadium: "Nobody was allowed to know"

On 13 May 2000, Prince Willem-Alexander (at that time) officially reopened the Olympic Stadium after a major renovation. That this moment took place and the stadium had not already made way for housing, is a minor miracle. Because at the end of the last century it was as clear as day: the stadium had had its day. This is the story of a piece of Amsterdam history that was almost about to be demolished. Less than sixty years after the opening of t…