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altes rathaus
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    • doug48
  • Updated By doug48 on July 27, 2009
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    • altes rathaus - Nürnberg
    altes rathaus
    by doug48
    the altes rathaus, (old city hall) next to the hauptmarket in central nuremberg was once the site of speeches by nazi party big wigs during the nurnberg party rallies. today a visitor can take a tour of it's 14 th century dungeons. open tues-sunday.

  • Address: hauptmarket
  • Directions: central nuremberg.
  • Website: http://tourismus.nuernberg.de/
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    ehrenhalle
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  • Updated By doug48 on September 9, 2008
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    ehrenhalle
    by doug48
    the ehrenhalle was built in 1929 as a military monument. during the 1930's nazi party rallies it was part of the luitpold arena were hitler addressed S.A. and S.S. storm troopers. the ehrenhalle was surrounded by stone bleachers that could accommodate 150,000. today most of these bleachers are covered with earth and the area is now used as a public park.

    an interesting web site to see before and after pictures of the luitpold arena is www.thirdreichruins.com

  • Address: bayernstrasse
  • Directions: nazi party complex, across the street from the congress hall. bus 36, 55, 65 or take train from central station
  • Website: http://www.museen.nuernberg.de
  • Other Contact: www.thirdreichruins.com
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    kongresshalle
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  • Updated By doug48 on October 24, 2006
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    • nazi congress hall - Nürnberg
    nazi congress hall
    by doug48
    the kongresshalle, (nazi party congress hall) was designed by franz and ludwig ruff. construction of this massive building began in 1938 but was never completed because of the out break of WWII. the design of the building was inspired by the coliseum in rome. built to accommodate 50,000 people it was to be used for nazi party meetings. today it is used as a warehouse and is home to the dokumnetationszentrum, (documentation center), an excellent museum about the third reich and the holocaust.
    an interesting web site is www.thirdreichruins.com for before and after pictures of this building.

  • Address: bayernstrasse 110
  • Phone: (0911) 231 5666
  • Directions: located in the nazi party grounds. across the lake from the zeppelinfeld. bus 36, 55, 65 or by train from the central train station
  • Website: http://www.museen.nurnberg.de
  • Other Contact: www.thirdreichruins.com
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    Great atmosphere & shopping in Handwerkerhof
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  • Updated By globetrott on January 6, 2005
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    • inside the handwerkerhof - Nürnberg
    inside the handwerkerhof
    by globetrott
    Inside the Handwerkerhof ( = court of the craftsmen) you will see 17 lovely half-timbered houses with great shops for souvenirs, Christmas-decorations from Erzgebirge, dolls made by artists etc.
    It is not an ordinary shopping-mall, but made with a special atmosphere and goods you may not find easily at other places.
    I have seen that small village, that is totally surrounded by the old medieval towers and walls, several times and it really looks great at any time of the year.
    The tower in the back is also called "Dicker Turm" (fat tower)

    This place is also fine for a snack or meal in one of the restaurants.
    Nürnberger Rostbratwürste are a Must !!

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  • Directions: This small innercourt of the Handwerkerhof is in a distance of just 2oo meters from the trainstation !
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    palace of justice
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  • Updated By doug48 on November 6, 2008
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    palace of justice
    by doug48
    pictured is the palace of justice, home of the 1946 nuremberg trials of nazi war criminals. located in furth on the the outskirts of nurnberg it was the only undamaged building in the nuremberg area that was large enough to hold the trial. in the main trial in 1946 the following defendents were tried, martin borman, (in absentia), karl donitz, hans frank, wilhelm frick, hans fritzsche, walter funk. hermann goring (commited suicide during the trial), rudolf hess, alfred jodl, ernst kaltenbrunner, wilhelm keital. robert ley, (committed suicide during the trial), konstantin van neurath, franz von papen, erich raeder, joachim von ribbentrop, alfred rosenberg, fritz sauckel, balder von schirach, hjalmar schacht, arthur seyss-inquart, albert speer, and julius streicher. after the main trial there were several other trials of lesser known nazis. the palace of justice is open to the public on weekends.

    an excellent book on this subject, david irving, "nuremberg, the last battle", pub: focal point publications.

  • Address: barenschanzstrasse 72
  • Directions: nurnberg-furth. from cental nuremberg u-bahn: U-1, stop barenschanze
  • Website: http://www.museem.nuernberg.de
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    zeppelintribune grand stand
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  • Updated By doug48 on September 9, 2008
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    • zeppelintribune grand stands - Nürnberg
    zeppelintribune grand stands
    by doug48
    the zeppelintribune grand stand was built in 1933 for the first nazi party national rallies. these rallies where held in september in 1933 through 1938. the rallies were discontinued on the out break of WWII. during the years of the third reich the zeppelintribune underwent several changes. these additions and up grades were supervised by albert speer. on the top of the large buliding in the center of the grand stand was a huge swastika. it was blown up by american troops in 1945. also, there was a row of columns on the top of the grand stand. they were removed in 1967. the nuremberg nazi party complex is an interesting place to visit for the student of 20 th century history. to see before and after pictures of the zeppelintribune visit www.thirdreichruins.com

  • Address: bayernstrasse
  • Directions: nazi party complex, bus 36, 55, 65. or take a train from central train station.
  • Website: http://www.museen.nuernberg.de
  • Other Contact: www.thirdreichruins.com
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    frauenkirche
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    frauenkirche
    by doug48
    the frauenkirche, ( church of our lady) was built in the 14 th century. at noon each day mechanical figures act out the story of the golden bull of 1356. inside the church is the 1440 tucher alter. this church is located on the hauptmarkt in the center of old nuremberg. during the years of the third reich the hauptmarkt was called adolf hitler platz. it was here that hitler reviewed his political organizations during the nuremberg party rallies. to see before and after pictures of the hauptmarkt visit www.thirdreichruins.com

  • Address: hauptmarkt
  • Directions: central nuremberg.
  • Website: http://tourismus.nuernberg.de/
  • Other Contact: www.thirdreichruins.com
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    Mauthalle / Toll-hall
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  • Updated By globetrott on January 2, 2005
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    • Mauthalle - Nürnberg
    Mauthalle
    by globetrott
    Mauthalle is one of the biggest medieval buildings in the centre of Nürnberg / Nuremberg and you may quickly understand how easily clever people could make money by getting toll from the merchants passing by on the road or on the river.
    In 1498 the building was first constructed as a storing-place for salt and wheat and later it became the toll-hall and a place to officially weigh all of the goods.
    Today this building is a shopping-centre with a great beer-hall and restaurant in the cellar - see my restaurant tip about "Barfüsser"

    Dont miss the entrance-gate at Königstrasse :It has an interesting coat of arms , a great sanstone-arch and will also be the entrance of the beer-hall !

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  • Address: Königstrasse & An der Mauthalle
  • Directions: Behind the Handwerkerhof you simply follow Königstrasse and will see the Mauthalle soon , about 500 meters from the Handwerkerhof.
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    Doku-Zentrum
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  • Updated By Nemorino on March 9, 2005
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    • Doku-Zentrum - Nürnberg
    Doku-Zentrum
    by Nemorino
    There are several worthwhile museums in Nürnberg, but the outstanding one in my opinion is the Documentation Centre (Doku-Zentrum) on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds.

    This is an area on the outskirts of Nürnberg where the Nazi (National Socialist) party held huge propaganda rallies in 1927 and 1929, before they seized power, and also in the years 1933-38 when they were the sole ruling party of the country. Another rally with the cynical title "Party Rally of Peace" was scheduled for September 1939, but was cancelled at very short notice, presumably because the Nazis themselves started the Second World War by invading Poland on September 1st.

    The Documentation Centre is located in the North Wing of a huge never-finished Nazi building called the Congress Hall, which was intended to hold 50,000 people.

    Inside this old unfinished building, the present-day architect Günther Domenig has negated the old Nazi architecture by creating an impressive exhibition area made of steel and glass. According to the Visitors Guide, the original building "is pierced diagonally by a 130-meter glass walkway, a shaft thrust through its heart, permanently disabling this demonstration of power on the part of the National Socialists."

    The permanent exhibition at the Documentation Centre is called "Fascination and Terror". It shows how the Nazi propaganda machine managed to fascinate at least some of the German people some of the time, and also shows the terror that was at the heart of the Nazi system right from the beginning.

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  • Address: Bayernstraße 10, 90471 Nürnberg
  • Phone: +49-911-231-5666
  • Directions: Take the streetcar 6 or 9 to the stop called "Doku-Zentrum", or the bus 36, 55 or 65.
  • Website: http://www.museen.nuernberg.de
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    The Opera House
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  • Updated By Nemorino on April 17, 2005
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    • Nürnberg Opera House - Nürnberg
    Nürnberg Opera House
    by Nemorino
    The massive Nürnberg Opera House on Richard-Wagner-Platz was built in 1905. You can see its looming silhouette from lots of places in Nürnberg, and also from the train on the way in or out if you know which direction to look.

    It got the name Staatstheater Nürnberg very recently, on September 16, 2003 to be exact, when the state and city governments signed an agreement that the former Nürnberg Theater was now going to be a State Theater, which has great advantages especially on the financial side.

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  • Address: Richard-Wagner Platz 2-10
  • Phone: 0911 - 231 3575
  • Website: http://www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de/
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