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Nazi architecture
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Nazi architecture is the architecture promoted by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime from 1933 until its fall in 1945, connected with urban planning in Nazi Germany. It is characterized by three forms:
A model of Adolf Hitler's plan for Germania (Berlin) formulated under the direction of Albert Speer, looking north toward the Volkshalle at the top of the frame
A model of Adolf Hitler's plan for Germania (Berlin) formulated under the direction of Albert Speer, looking north toward the Volkshalle at the top of
Former Ministry of Aviation in Berlin
Former Ministry of Aviation in Berlin
Lower Silesian Province Office [pl] in Wrocław (formerly Breslau)
Lower Silesian Province Office [pl] in Wrocław (formerly Breslau)
Haus der Kunst art museum in Munich
Haus der Kunst art museum in Munich
Volkshalle
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The Volkshalle, also called Große Halle or Ruhmeshalle, was a proposal for a monumental, domed building to be built in a reconstituted Berlin in Nazi Germany. The project was conceived by Adolf Hitler
Nazi architecture
…of a great neoclassical city based on an east–west axis with the Berlin Victory Column at its centre. Major Nazi buildings like the Reichstag or the Große Halle (never built) would adjoin wide boulevards. A great number of historic buildings in the city were demolished in the planned construction zones. However…
Model of the Große Halle
Model of the Große Halle
Drawing of the Große Halle by Hitler, 1925
Drawing of the Große Halle by Hitler, 1925
Size comparison: Volkshalle and Berlin Palace
Size comparison: Volkshalle and Berlin Palace