Nazi party rally grounds (in German Reichsparteitagsgelände) is the name of a site in the southeast of Nuremberg (UGN: ), where the Nazi party rallies were held from 1933 until 1938. It includes the Congress Hall, the Zeppelin Field, the Märzfeld (March Field), the Deutsche Stadion (German stadium), the former Stadion der Hitlerjugend (“stadium of the Hitler Youth”, today Frankenstadion) and the Große Straße (“great road”). The party grounds were planned by Hitler’s first architect Albert Speer (except of the Congress hall, which was planned by Ludwig and Franz Ruff).
The Zeppelin Field (in German: Zeppelinfeld) is located east of the Great Road. It consists of a large grandstand (Zeppelinhaupttribüne) with a width of 360 meters (400 yards) and a smaller stand. It was one of Albert Speer’s first works for the Nazi party and was based upon the Pergamon Altar. A very popular movie clip is of the swastika on the grandstand being blasted after the war.
In the 1970s, the pillars were removed. The rest of the stand is intact and used as the centerpiece of the Norisring motor racing track.
Today, the whole site serves as a memorial.
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