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Zeppelinfeld
The Nazi party rally grounds (german: Reichsparteitagsgelände, literally: ''Reich Party Congress Grounds'') covered about 11 square kilometres in the southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. Six Nazi party rallies were held there between 1933 and 1938. Overview The grounds included: * the ''Luitpoldarena'', a deployment area * the Luitpold Hall or "Old Congress Hall" (damaged during World War II, later demolished) * the ''Kongresshalle'' (Congress Hall) or ''Neue Kongresshalle'' (New Congress Hall) (unfinished) * the ''Zeppelinfeld'' (Zeppelin Field), another deployment area * the ''Märzfeld'' (March Field) (unfinished, later demolished), a deployment area for the ''Wehrmacht'' (army) * the '' Deutsche Stadion'' (German stadium) (only foundations were built), which was to be the largest sports stadium in the world * the former ''Stadion der Hitlerjugend'' ("stadium of the Hitler Youth", today Frankenstadion) * the ''Große Straße'' ("Great Road"), a (never-used) parade road A "Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Im Park
The (German language, German for "Rock at the Ring") and ("Rock in the Park") festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually. While ''Rock am Ring'' takes place at the Nürburgring race track, ''Rock im Park'' takes place at the Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg. Sharing nearly identical lineups, the two festivals are usually regarded as one event. All artists perform one day at the Nürburgring and another day in Nürnberg during the three-day event. There have been minor exceptions in the past years where an artist would be announced for one of the festivals only. Combined, Rock im Park and Rock am Ring are the largest music festivals held in Germany and one of the largest in the world with a combined attendance of over 150,000 people in 2007, selling out both events in advance for the first time. History Rock am Ring was originally planned as a one-time festival on the Nürburgring motorsports complex, celebrating the inauguration of a newer, shorter version o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
