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would have been so vast and grandiose that at full capacity, condensation from the breath of chanting soldiers would have formed clouds within the structure. The purpose of this hall was to create a permanent structure acting as the capital of the
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intended to host the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Hitler also planned for a massive Winter
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is one of the few structures that still stand today by Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer. After he presented plans of the
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