Albert Speers’ plans for the government complex on a north-south axis in Berlin. The red ones are the ones the Third Riech actually built. To give you perspective for that massive dome (the Volkshalle), that tiny purple building next to it is the Riechstag. If I remember correctly, it would have been bigger than most modern sports arenas, been 25+ stories tall, and made of stone.
Sorry, correction: the podium the dome sits on would have been 25+ stories tall; the entire building would have been closer to 100 stories tall.
And the dome of St. Peter’s in the Vatican would have fit inside the little cupola on top.
Sean (#)
12 years ago
Unternehmen Größenwahn = Operation (grand) Lunacy
Die geplanten Bauten der Nord-Süd Achse von Germania auf dem heutigen Berliner Stadtgrundriss = The planned buildings along the North-South axis of “Germania” upon the current Cityscape of Berlin
Während des dritten Reichs realisierte Bauten = Buildings erected during the 3rd Reich.
Neue Reichskanzelei = The new chancellory OR Chancellor’s accomodation
Südbahnhof = Southern train station
Triumphbogen = German arc de Triomphe
Kino = Cinema
Verschieden Minesterien = Various ministeries
Oberkommando des Heeres = Chief of the Military offices
Siegesäule = Victory Column
Brandenburger Tor = Brandenburg Gate
Reichstagsgebäude = Parliament house
Führerbau = Leader’s building
Große Halle = Grand Hall
Großes Becken = Big ass Pool
Rathaus = City Council building
Nordbahnhof = Northern train station
If you’ve ever seen how big the German parliament building is already, you would know that everything on this plan, would have been monumental in scale.
quietschquatsch (#179032)
12 years ago
The whole thing probably would’ve been collapsed quiet fast, because Berlin is built on mostly weak soil. There are alot of buildings here, that are sinking all the time and this dome would’ve been extremely heavy. Sad Hitler…
germanys monument to the great fuhrer
Albert Speers’ plans for the government complex on a north-south axis in Berlin. The red ones are the ones the Third Riech actually built. To give you perspective for that massive dome (the Volkshalle), that tiny purple building next to it is the Riechstag. If I remember correctly, it would have been bigger than most modern sports arenas, been 25+ stories tall, and made of stone.
I’m almost bummed that it wasn’t built.
Visit the Vatican City – same concept
Been there, done that.
Would have been interesting to see how the Germans would have decorated the inside of that giant thing.
I imagine a lot like the Vatican, except with Germans
Sorry, correction: the podium the dome sits on would have been 25+ stories tall; the entire building would have been closer to 100 stories tall.
And the dome of St. Peter’s in the Vatican would have fit inside the little cupola on top.
Unternehmen Größenwahn = Operation (grand) Lunacy
Die geplanten Bauten der Nord-Süd Achse von Germania auf dem heutigen Berliner Stadtgrundriss = The planned buildings along the North-South axis of “Germania” upon the current Cityscape of Berlin
Während des dritten Reichs realisierte Bauten = Buildings erected during the 3rd Reich.
Flughafen Tempelhof = Airport Tempelhof
Haus des Fremdenverkehrs = Tourism office
Reichsluftfahrtministerium = Civil avaition authority
Neue Reichskanzelei = The new chancellory OR Chancellor’s accomodation
Südbahnhof = Southern train station
Triumphbogen = German arc de Triomphe
Kino = Cinema
Verschieden Minesterien = Various ministeries
Oberkommando des Heeres = Chief of the Military offices
Siegesäule = Victory Column
Brandenburger Tor = Brandenburg Gate
Reichstagsgebäude = Parliament house
Führerbau = Leader’s building
Große Halle = Grand Hall
Großes Becken = Big ass Pool
Rathaus = City Council building
Nordbahnhof = Northern train station
If you’ve ever seen how big the German parliament building is already, you would know that everything on this plan, would have been monumental in scale.
The whole thing probably would’ve been collapsed quiet fast, because Berlin is built on mostly weak soil. There are alot of buildings here, that are sinking all the time and this dome would’ve been extremely heavy. Sad Hitler…