Hitler's Big Dome - The Volkshalle

A historic overview of the Volkeshalle and The World Capital Germania.

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#history #ww2

[jordanandrew]

An often overlooked aspect of Hitlers aspirations as an artist was that his works were almost exclusively pertaining to architectural designs and drafts.

[andrewstravels]

I think that it’s interesting that the building would’ve created its own weather.

[danijuggernaut]

I heard about this problem with the condense of air. In an other documentary they said it woul literally rain inside the hall. BTW, underground highway for the Germania project was build, large tunels are under Berlin closed to the public.

[Crosmando]

I have a thing for grandiose unbuilt architecture, Stalin's Palace of the Soviets being another good example.

[richardmcgowan]

I would say Hiltler and the leaders that came after him would have turned Berlin into a second Rome. As they tried to out do each other. It happened in Rome when a new Emperor came to power. They had to build something in their name so they could point to it and say they built it.

[paulweedus]

The Congress Hall (Die Kongresshalle) at Neuremberg is the biggest preserved national socialist monumental building and is landmarked. It was planned by the Nuremberg architects Ludwig and Franz Ruff. It was intended to serve as a congress centre for the NSDAP.

[Saffi____]

Despite all their flaws you've gotta admit the design of Germania is quite beautiful.

[RicardoSanchez-eswl]

It is so frustrating seeing all these video games and movies destroy history by changing the Nazi flag and modifying other things. People need to know what happened, not be sheltered from reality. Rewriting history doesn’t change what happened.

[bigblue]

I find it interesting that the shot of the interior taken from The Man In The High Castle looks like it was copied from the scene from Dr. Strangelove where they are discussing the Doomsday Device.

During the war a resident of Berlin complained to Hitler about the bombing to which Hitler replied that it was all doing to be pulled down anyway.

[orlandonostagiafever]

Speer said it was so heavy that the ground could not hold it.

[Apelles]

It has always reminded me of John Martin's engraving: "Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council"

[algi]

I wonder how many projects like this the Nazis had. I heard about turning the Wewelsburg Castle of Paderborn into a similarly ridiculous complex. (I think this is why Return to Castle Wolfenstein and The Old Blood is set in Paderborn.)

[claudermiller]

I had a friend who worked at NCR, National Cash Register in the 70s. He was a computer guy when a computer took up an enormous amount of space. It would create rain in the building. Don't ask why, I have no idea.

[Tyln]

Democracy is too decadent to built something like this!!!

[theyuki-fay-multiverse]

"it would be a hall with nazie fog" nailed it.

[hydnars]

Waiting for the day that I see a Johnny Johnson x Mark Felton Productions collab appear in my notifications, the two most interesting WWII YouTube channels around.

[komitaskomitaskomitas]

5:10 " never make concrete plans with a failed artist"

[MyBlueZed]

Another great episode Sir. I visited Berlin in 2012 to skate and run in the marathons. The event expo was at Templehof airport. I’m still annoyed that I walked very close to that huge concrete test structure, but didn’t realise till I got home. 😡😡

Berlin was fantastic and the Berliners were wonderful. #CurryWurst ❤️❤️

[christopherwang]

Given the aforementioned difficulties with constructing such an enormous dome, could the _Volkshalle_ have been completed *without* the dome as an open-air structure?

[SirRantalot-tmgu]

Another Great video, hey Johnny, could you do a video on the Hindenburg? if you haven’t already.