Między katedrą demokracji a nacjonalistycznym pomnikiem narodowym – nazistowski plan ukończenia wnętrza Hali Stulecia
Between the “Cathedral of Democracy” and the Nationalist Monument of the Nation – the Nazi Plans for the Centennial Hall Interior

Summary/Abstract: The Centennial Hall in Wrocław was regularly used by the Nazi for rallies and propaganda events as early as in 1930. Each time, a couple of thousands of people gathered in the huge interior of the building. In 1934, one year after the Nazi took over power, the anonymous memorial to finish its interior was addressed. Thanks to it, the hall was to become a grand national monument of new Germany. The ambitious artistic plan was based primarily on the four pillars of the building that were supposed to symbolise the four pillars of Germany: the duty towards the fatherland, liberty, brotherhood and nation’s unity. These virtues were to be represented by the statues of Frederick the Great, field marshals Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and Paul von Hindenburg, and chancellor Adolf Hitler. In the end, despite the state financial support, the project was not executed. It happened so probably because the erection of the new exhibition hall – the Hall of Nations (Staatenhalle) – appeared to be very costly.

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