Zeplin Field, a photo from Bayern, West

Photographer's Note

This is the ruins of the Zeplin Field used by the Nazis as a parade ground. The Zeppelin Field (in German: Zeppelinfeld) is located east of the Great Road. It consists of a large grandstand (Zeppelinhaupttribüne) with a width of 360 meters (400 yards) and a smaller stand. It was one of Albert Speer's first works for the Nazi party and was based upon the Pergamon Altar.
In the 1970s, the pillars were removed because of lack of structural integrity. The rest of the stand is intact and used as the centerpiece of the Norisring motor racing track.

cobra112, Waylim, jlbrthnn, Cretense, saxo042, tedesse, Charo, lrw1966, kevinos, guitianmiranda ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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yetis_bey (337) 2008-09-12 11:17 [Comment]

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cobra112 (15589) 2008-09-12 11:59

An interesting perspetcive with good contrast. Good sky.

Roberto

lousat (138521) 2008-09-12 12:11

Hi Asa,,this place whitout people is a great spectacle too! Excellent choice of point of view amd perfect moment to take,the light was the best! Thanks for share,have a nice weekend,Luciano

jplebrun (21208) 2008-09-12 15:24

Bonjour Asa
ruine qui rappelle de mauvais souvenir bien présenté et belle historique.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

Waylim (25436) 2008-09-12 16:17

Asa,
Very good capture of this sad historical place. Amazing how yo get this without people on them other than the couple of cars and a person. Very nice and neat, good composition. Good sharpness, clarity, and light. Well documented and informed. Thanks
Way

jlbrthnn (76043) 2008-09-14 1:37

Hello Asa,
Framing is good, and gives the impression to slip by on the track. The sight on this site is interesting, not for the architecturee without heart, but for the historical interest. Excellent and useful work. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Disabled_A (0) 2008-09-14 2:19

Hello Asa,
very interesting perspective, good composition! But despite the sunny weather, blue sky and bright colours the building (and the view, in general) produces rather a depressing impression. The shape of the whole structure looks like the shape of a nazi concentration camp...
A bit of the blue and yellow colours don't brighten the impression, anyway...
good photo!
best regards,
Elena

Cretense (68709) 2008-09-14 8:09

Hi Asa!

Unusual building and unusual architecture photo, there is a kind of "harshness" that fits very well the subject! Nice POV, great framing, composition and diagonal perspective! Congratulations!

Hercules

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-14 11:26

Asa,
interesting documentation of this quite historic place. I didn't know about the Zeppelinfeld and this first "work" from Albert Speer. Man, that is ugly! Your image would be complete with some of the racing cars that left some of the rubber trails on the road.
Peter

saxo042 (38078) 2008-09-14 11:33

Hi Asa,
Interesting picture of a monument that was built for a quite different time! Probably a good idea to use for a racing track. The colours are good, especially the yellow marks on the ground, that harmonise with the yellow truck in the background.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

Uhu (8609) 2008-09-15 1:47

Oh this is interesting, I read a lot about Speer and his works. This one looks... well... Not too great.
Very good contribution!

tedesse (25147) 2008-09-15 7:57

Hello!
Interesting picture,good composition and very interesting perspective.Good sharpness, clarity, and light. Well done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

Charo (51290) 2008-09-16 14:22

Hello Asa,
Interesting catch and very good perspective and note. Excellent light and details.
Best regards,
Charo

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-09-16 15:15

Asa Hi;
Very very interesting historical architecture and excellent educational note.
Congratulations, very nicly composed and presented
Larry
USA-tfs

batalay (41261) 2008-09-16 19:39

Hello Asa,

This is a first rate historical TE photo. I am delighted that you submitted it, and provided an informative note. Warm regards,

Bulent

kevinos (7517) 2008-09-18 0:01

You have good colour here, Asa,and the frame is nicely filled with these bold, strong shapes.The architecture has a pleasant art deco feel. Historically is is an interesting shot, with a god note to go with it.

mortijo (12828) 2008-09-19 6:39

Nice shot of a monument that brings back memories of a dark time in our history.Interesting note.
Regards
John

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2008-10-03 3:58

Hello Asa! Historic place. Very interesting perspective. Good capture. Very good colours. Well done!

guitianmiranda (22) 2008-11-11 12:42

Very interesting note for this image of one of the most famous grandstand in the world that probably nobody knows today that it is still in use.

Thanks Asa.