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The Cathedral of Light or Lichtdom was a main aesthetic feature of the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg from 1934 to 1938. Designed by architect Albert Speer , it consisted of 152 anti-aircraft searchlights , at intervals of 12 metres, aimed skyward to create a series of vertical bars surrounding the audience.
The first Nazi Party rallies took place in 1923 in Munich and in 1926 in Weimar.From 1927 on, they took place exclusively in Nuremberg.The Party selected Nuremberg for pragmatic reasons: it was in the center of the German Reich and the local Luitpoldhain (converted parkland) was well suited as a venue.
The events that are inseparably linked with Nuremberg ("city of the party rally" — Stadt der Reichsparteitage) and the National Socialist period were also explained: the activities of Julius Streicher, editor of the anti-Semitic rabble-rousing weekly Der Stürmer (The Storm Trooper), the history of the Nuremberg Rally, the proclamation of the ...
Nuremberg was the city where Adolf Hitler reviewed torchlight Nazi party rallies and promulgated the race laws of 1935 that paved the way for the Holocaust. Germany marks 75th anniversary of ...
The Beethovenfest ('Beethoven Festival') is a festival of classical music in Bonn, Germany, dedicated mostly to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven who was born there. It dates back to 1845, when the composer's 75th anniversary of birth was celebrated with unveiling his monument and performing major works.
Festliches Nürnberg (English: Festive Nuremberg) is a short 1937 propaganda film chronicling the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg, Germany in 1936 and 1937. The film was directed by Hans Weidemann. The film was directed by Hans Weidemann.
Bust of Beethoven by Hugo Hagen, 1892, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.. The German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) is among the most admired composers in the history of Western music, [1] and has been the subject of many private and public sculptures, including busts, reliefs, statues and others.
Reichsparteitag 1934, Luitpoldarena, "Totenehrung" (honouring of dead): SS leader Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler and SA leader Viktor Lutze on the terrace in front of the "Ehrenhalle" (Hall of Honour); in the background: the crescent-shaped "Ehrentribüne" (literally: tribune of honour) First Party Congress in Nuremberg (1927) Mock-up of the Rally grounds in their planned finished shape at the ...