architecture in nazi germany Flashcards
1
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albert speer
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before becoming the minister of armaments and war production, he served as hitler’s personal architect. like hitler, he rejected modern building designs crafted during the weimar republic.
2
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reich chancellery redesign & nazi party parade ground at nuremberg (+ tweaked the berlin olympic stadium as it was ‘too modern’)
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done by albert speer
3
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redevelopment of berlin to become the capital of the nazi reich:
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(the city was to be renamed germania) speer’s grand project involved a 3 mile long road, with a giant arch at one end and an assembly hall at the other.
plans were never carried out due to ww2.
