U-turn
May 26, 2006
Compensating
Die Kongresshalle (Photo RV)My composition VE-Dances is based on original footage by the American Army, advancing in Germany at the end of WWII. Although I have been in Germany a lot (it is only a 1,5 hour drive away) I hardly visited any of the relics left behind by the Third Reich. So, it was about time to visit the Zeppelinfield - where the Yankee Doodlers performed to entertain G.I.s - myself.
Last weekend we (my spouse and me) traveled to Nuremberg to visit the remains of the Reichsparteitagsgelände and its Dokumentationszentrum. The minor parts that are still there are BIG. I knew it was big, but I was still amazed about the size that dwarfs it's visitors.
Those Nazi-bonzo's must have been pathetically small ego's to cook up something like this Roman Empire inspired nuthead architecture.
Fascinating to see BTW were the 1930s reactions and cartoons in international newspapers of the time, as they were on display in the Documentation Centre.
When you are around, it is worth a visit.
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