Atrium & ehemaliges Gauforum Weimar

Audio Guide Atrium & ehemaliges Gauforum

 

 

The Atrium & ehemaliges Gauforum is a complex of buildings built during the National Socialist period as the administrative and representative centre of the Gau Thuringia. 

The complex consists of three main buildings: the Reichsstatthalter & Gauleiter building with bell tower in the south, the German Labour Front building in the west and the NSDAP organisations building in the north. 

There were also plans to build the People's Community Hall in the east, which was to have a capacity of 20,000 people, but it was never completed. 

The complex was designed by architect Hermann Giesler at the personal direction of Adolf Hitler and reflected his ideas of a "wolf-like" architectural style. 

For the construction of the complex, 139 houses with 462 flats were demolished, as well as the Asbachgrund Park with a viaduct. Construction began in May 1937 with the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone. 

After the war, the complex was used for various purposes, including educational facilities, cultural events and a shopping centre. Since 2005, the eastern building has been converted into the Weimar Atrium shopping centre.

The southern building with the bell tower houses a permanent exhibition about the history of the complex and its aftermath. The complex is an architectural monument and a testament to the totalitarian modernisation of Weimar.

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