The Volkshalle was intended to serve as a secular "cathedral" for the Nazi regime, symbolizing the permanence and power of the "Thousand-Year Reich". It was to be situated at the northern end of a three-mile-long "Avenue of Splendors". Engineering and Environmental Challenges
Designed to hold between 150,000 and 180,000 people for rallies and speeches. Volkshalle
The ("People's Hall"), also known as the Große Halle (Great Hall), was a proposed monumental domed building designed to be the centerpiece of Welthauptstadt Germania , Adolf Hitler's planned renewal of Berlin. Though it was never built, the structure remains one of the most famous examples of megalomaniacal architecture from the Nazi era. Design and Dimensions The Volkshalle was intended to serve as a
A diameter of 250 meters, large enough to fit several St. Peter’s Basilicas inside. The ("People's Hall"), also known as the Große
Planned to be constructed primarily from massive amounts of granite. Historical and Symbolic Intent