Nuremberg – Nazi Rally Grounds

Most of one day in Nuremberg was spent visiting the Nazi Rally Grounds.

This is the area that was developed, largely from1933 to 1939 and where annual Nazi party rallies were held those years.

The main museum and interpretive center is closed for renovations, but an interesting and informative display has been created in an alternate building. We started here and then went on the walk around some of what would have been the grounds.

The city continues to struggle with identifying the ‘right’ way to use this huge area of land and resources while appropriately acknowledging what started and happened here.

Far too many thoughts and emotions resulted from this visit to capture here, so I’ll share some captioned photos, and leave it at that.

Nuremberg – Nazi Rally Grounds

The outside view of the U-shaped Congress Hall

View of the inside part of the massive U-shaped Congress Hall.

The stands for the attendees where around the huge central field. The white structures around the perimeter were washroom and other facilities for those attending rallies.

The central part of the massive structure at the Zepplin Field. Parts have been destroyed, but if you look at historical pictures you’ll figure it out.

Clearer view of the seating. Along the top (fence now) there were massive white columns.

The platform where Hitler addressed the many thousands who gathered. The trees are new… the Zepplin field went back to the white structures (dots here) in the background.

Hitler would have come out of that door and down these steps to the platform where he addressed those attending the rallies.