Nuremberg Congress Hall

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The Nuremberg Congress Hall is a massive, unfinished Nazi-era congress building on the former Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg, Germany, now serving as a historical site and documentation center.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi architecture
building
cultural heritage monument
historical site
architecturalStyle Nazi architecture
Neoclassicism
associatedWith National Socialist German Workers' Party
Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg
builtForRegime Nazi Germany
capacity 50000 people (planned)
category Monuments and memorials in Germany
Museums in Nuremberg
Nazi Party Rally Grounds buildings
constructionEndDate unfinished
constructionInterruptedBy World War II
constructionStartDate 1935
country Germany
currentUse Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds
event venue
exhibition space
museum
designedBy Franz Ruff
Ludwig Ruff
hasExhibition permanent exhibition on the history of the Nazi Party rallies
hasFeature lake-side location near Dutzendteich
large inner courtyard
massive arcaded façade (partly realized)
hasNameInGerman Kongresshalle
Kongresshalle Nürnberg
height approximately 39 meters
heritageStatus protected monument
inspiredBy Colosseum in Rome
intendedUse Nazi Party congresses
mass party rallies
locatedIn Bavaria
Nuremberg
locatedOn former Nazi Party Rally Grounds
materialUsed brick
stone cladding
near Dutzendteich lake
operator City of Nuremberg
partOf Nazi Party Rally Grounds
shape horseshoe-shaped
significance major example of monumental Nazi architecture
site of critical documentation of National Socialism
status unfinished
usedAs storage facility after World War II
trade fair venue (partly)

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nuremberg Congress Hall ("Kongresshalle")
Nuremberg Congress Hall ("Kongresshalle Nürnberg")
hasNameInGerman
Dutzendteich ("Kongresshalle Nürnberg")
Zeppelin Field
locatedNear
Great Road (Große Straße) ("Congress Hall (Nuremberg)")
near

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