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Heavy Load-Exerting Concrete Body and Other Structural Near-Analogues
Schwerbelastungskörper - "It's a massive cylindrical block of concrete, standing 18 meters high and weighing in at 12,560 metric tons. It is located in the Berlin neighborhood of Tempelhof, where the eponymous airport is found. The name is translated as “heavy load-bearing body,” although someone in the discussion page has suggested that “heavy load-exerting body” might be more accurate. It was constructed in 1941 to test how well the marshy ground upon which Berlin sits could handle the massive projects planned for Germania. More specifically, it was built to see how the landscape would react to Hitler's gigantic Triumphal Arch, whose opening would have accommodated Paris' Arc de Triomphe."

Fascinating!

created Apr 29, 2008 by amanda

 
 

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  • amanda Apr 29, 2008
     
    +1 for starting with a wikipedia trail.
     
 
 
 
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