Congress Hall Nazi Party Rally Grounds

Bayernstraße, Nürnberg
Bayern, Germany

The congress hall is the largest preserved national socialist building. Contruction started in 1935 but was never finished. It was planned as a congress centre for the NSDAP with a self-supporting roof and should have provided 50,000 seats. The building reached a height of 39 meters (a maximum height of 70 metres was planned) and a diameter of 250 meters. In the northern wing is the museum Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds located.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries

Photo(s): Lennard Bolijn (1,2,3), Louise Vos (4,5)

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