“Welthauptstadt Germania” – The Volkshalle

A model of the Führer’s plan for Berlin formulated under the direction of Albert Speer, looking north toward the Volkshalle at the top of the frame.

 

„Volkshalle” („People’s Hall“), also called Große Halle („Great Hall“) – one of the glorious architectural projects of the Führer. A monumental domed building - its dimensions were so large that it would have dwarfed every other structure in Berlin, including those on the north-south axis itself. The oculus of the building’s dome, 46 meters (151 ft) in diameter, would have accommodated the entire rotunda of Hadrian’s Pantheon and the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. The dome of the Volkshalle was to rise from a massive granite podium 315 by 315 meters (1,033 ft × 1,033 ft) and 74 meters (243 ft) high, to a total inclusive height of 290 meters (950 ft).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model of the „Volkshalle” in Berlin