Kleiner Dutzendteich

The Congress Hall is – after Prora – the second largest preserved National Socialist monumental building in Germany and is a listed building. The design with a cantilevered roof was created by the Nuremberg architects Ludwig and Franz Ruff. The hall was planned as a congress center for the NSDAP with space for 50,000 people. Only 39 of the planned height of around 70 meters were achieved. Model of the Marcellus Theater in the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome
Most of the building is made of bricks; the facade was clad with large granite slabs "from all regions of the Reich". The U-shaped building ends with two end buildings on the northeast side facing the large Dutzendteich. The foundation stone was laid in 1935, but the building remained unfinished, in particular the roof was never put on. The dimensions of the torso: U-shape outside 240×200 m, inside 175×155 m, eastern head buildings 280×52…70 m. With their U-shape, Ludwig and Franz Ruff made very clear reference to the ancient Marcellus Theater in Rome, which was built around the years of Christ's birth on behalf of Emperor Augustus. Even the two side head buildings are cited. The Marcellus Theater was the model for the Colosseum, which is also clearly cited by Ludwig and Franz Ruff in the facade design.[12] In 2003, a photovoltaic system with 295 kWp was installed on the roof of the Nuremberg Congress Hall. The city of Nuremberg generates around 300,000 kWh of green electricity per year with this system.[13] The plan to use the Congress Hall as an alternative location for the Nuremberg Opera House, which is in need of renovation, led to controversial discussions on December 15, 2021 in the Nuremberg City Council.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsparteitagsgel%C3%A4nde

A place with history

Take care of your surroundings as there are many people out and about when the weather is nice