 "Koloss von Prora" or the Colossus of Prora Prora was a Nazi-planned spa on the island Rügen, Germany. The massive building complex was built 1936-1939 as a Kraft durch Freude (KdF) project. The eight buildings are identical, and while they were planned as a holiday locale, they were never used. The complex is notable as a particularly striking example of Third Reich architecture. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1508x1044, 355 KB) en: Description: Prora - view from landside de: Beschreibung: Prora - von der Landseite aus gesehen Source: photo taken by Steffen Löwe Comments: Original Upload in german Wikipedia was done by Steffen Löwe on 2004-08-11 File...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1508x1044, 355 KB) en: Description: Prora - view from landside de: Beschreibung: Prora - von der Landseite aus gesehen Source: photo taken by Steffen Löwe Comments: Original Upload in german Wikipedia was done by Steffen Löwe on 2004-08-11 File...
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Map of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania highlighting the district Rügen Rügen (Polish: Rugia) is an island located off the coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Baltic Sea. ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Kraft durch Freude (abbreviated KdF and meaning strength through joy), was a large state-controlled leisure organization in Nazi Germany, a part of the Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF), the national German labour organization. ...
Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...
Prora sits on an extensive bay between the Sassnitz and Binz regions, near Prorer Wiek, on the narrow heath, which is called the Prora, which separates the Jasmunder Bodden from the Baltic Sea. The buildings extends over a length of 4,5 km and is roughly 150 m from the beach. The coast offers a long flat sand beach, which stretches from Binz to the Faehrhafen. This beach was thus an ideal location for the establishment of a seaside resort.
History Prora was built as a workers resort, planned to house 20,000 vacationers, under the ideal that every worker deserved a vacation at the beach. Designed by Clemens Klotz (1886-1969), all rooms were planned to look out over the ocean. Later plans included two wave-swimming pools, a theater, a cinema and a festival hall that would seat all 20,000 persons. A large dock for passenger ships was planned. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x1044, 340 KB)Prora Sea View; from German Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x1044, 340 KB)Prora Sea View; from German Wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Clemens Klotz (31 May 1886-1969) was one of Adolf Hitlers architects. ...
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
In the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, the complete plans for the Prora were given the Grand Prix of Architecture. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
Each room of 5 by 2.5 meters (15' x 8') was planned to have two beds, an armoire (wardrobe) and a sink. Communal toilets and showers were located down the hall.
During the few years that Prora was under construction from 1936-1939 all major construction companies of the Reich were involved at some level. In this construction project nearly 9,000 construction workers were involved.
 Panoramic view of a block With the onset of World War II in 1939 construction on Prora stopped. The eight housing blocks, the theater and cinema stayed as empty shells, and the swimming pools and festival hall were not yet built. When the war became a war of bombs many people from Hamburg took refuge in one of the housing blocks. By the end of the war, these buildings served to house female auxilary personnel for the Luftwaffe. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3171x426, 451 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Prora ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3171x426, 451 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Prora ...
Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Deutsche Luftwaffe or (help· info) (German: Air Arm, IPA: [luftvafə]) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ...
In 1945 the Soviet Army took control of the region, and established a base at Prora. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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