Volkshalle ❲EXTENDED · 2026❳

The ("People's Hall"), also known as the Große Halle (Great Hall), was a proposed monumental domed building designed to be the centerpiece of Welthauptstadt Germania , Adolf Hitler's planned renewal of Berlin. Though it was never built, the structure remains one of the most famous examples of megalomaniacal architecture from the Nazi era. Design and Dimensions

The sheer scale of the Volkshalle led to several theoretical engineering issues that might have made its completion impossible: Volkshalle

The project was a collaboration between Hitler and his chief architect, Albert Speer . It was intended to be the largest domed building in the world, inspired by the Pantheon in Rome but built on a scale that would dwarf it. Nearly 290–300 meters. The ("People's Hall"), also known as the Große

Planned to be constructed primarily from massive amounts of granite. Historical and Symbolic Intent It was intended to be the largest domed