Nurnberg, Germany

On the way back from Prague, we stopped in Nurnberg, Germany. This is the location chosen by Hitler for the Reichsparteitage - Nazi Party Rallies. He designed a huge complex of buildings, arenas, etc, only a small portion of which were actually built. After the start of World War II, the funding for the construction was moved to the war effort.

We visited the Nazi Documentation Center, a museum housed in one wing of the giant, unfinished Congress Hall. The museum focuses on the rise to power of the Nazi party. It was interesting to see the building itself and the plans for the finished building, which would have been a large arena-like building to seat 50,000. From the museum, you could walk out into the center of the building, which would have been the arena-like part (if finished). It was designed to be topped with a roof and skylight, but was obviously never finished.

Congress Hall - Nazi Documentation Center Inner wall of Unfinished Congress Hall

This would have been where the seating area was built.

Next we went to the Zeppelin Field, which was the site of the Nazis' biggest rallies, including those that you may have seen in photographs and video clips. We climbed up on the grandstand and stood on the reviewing platform that Hitler would have stood on.

Zeppelin Field - GrandstandMelissa & Daniel on Reviewing Stand

After viewing the Nazi sites, we went to the Nurnberg Old Town to poke around and get dinner. It was a neat little town, with most of the old city wall still intact and lots of neat old buildings.

Square in Nurnberg Old Town

Holy Ghost Hospital

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