Kongresshalle (Hall of records), upper left and Zeppelin Field behind the "Lake" (top center).
The lake is actually man made. Hitler ordered it dug as the foundation for a 100,000 person Olympic Stadium that he wanted built. Hitler wanted the Olympics to be always held in Nuremberg (or, at least Germany) for a thousand years, he didn't want them held in any other country.
Construction ceased on the stadium at some point when it became apparent that the Nazi's were going to lose the war. Once that happened, the abandoned excavation filled up with water and resulted in what is now the lake.
I was taken to Zeppelin field (to tour) by two of my German counterparts in the company I worked for. They explained to me that every German child had/has to have at least one year of anti-Nazi "education" while in grade school. Essentially, it was intended to shame every child so badly that they would never entertain the idea of Naziism/Fascism again. I felt really bad for the two of them. They were really, really great people. (One guy, one Gal, both early thirties. You could see the shame on their faces). They were 5 generations removed from that terrible period in history, but yet were shamed and humiliated for the simple crime of just being German.
Zeppelin field is in various states of disrepair. It appears that sometimes, the area right in front of the podium is used for auto racing events. It was an odd feeling to stand on the podium, knowing what kind of evil had stood there before you, then looking down in front and seeing "donuts" on the pavement from auto racing.
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