Nazi party rally grounds

The former rally grounds spread across the southeast of Nuremberg and include structures such as the Congress Hall and Zeppelin Field. These installations combine monumental stone architecture with large open spaces originally laid out for mass gatherings and ceremonial displays.

From 1933 to 1938 the area hosted annual party rallies where hundreds of thousands of people gathered and the regime staged its power. Albert Speer planned many of the installations, which remained incomplete after war broke out and were partly demolished after 1945.

Today the site combines remembrance with education, allowing people to walk through the spaces where mass rallies once took place and understand how they were organized. The large open areas now serve as public parks and sports grounds, showing how a former propaganda stage has gradually returned to everyday use by local residents.

Visitors can walk or cycle through the grounds, where information panels at different points provide background about the structures and their purpose. The documentation center in the northern wing of the Congress Hall offers a good starting point to understand the function and layout of the different areas.

Congress Hall was designed to hold up to 50,000 people following Roman models but was never finished and now stands as a fragment. Its horseshoe-shaped layout and massive granite blocks make it the largest remaining structure of its kind from that period.

Location: Nuremberg

Inception: 1933

Architects: Albert Speer

Architectural style: Nazi architecture

Address: Alfred-Hensel-Weg 98,Alfred-Hensel-Weg 100,Bayernstraße 98,Bayernstraße 98 a,Bayernstraße 98 b,Bayernstraße 134,Bayernstraße 136,Beuthener Straße 60,Beuthener Straße 75,Beuthener Straße 80,Elias-Holl-Straße 1,Elias-Holl-Straße 2,Elias-Holl-Straße 3,Elias-

Website: https://museen.nuernberg.de/dokuzentrum

GPS coordinates: 49.42663,11.11753

Latest update: December 12, 2025 21:26