Centennial Hall
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| Centennial Hall in Wrocław* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Image:Poland Wroclaw Peoples Hall.jpg | |
| State Party | Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 1165 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2006 (30th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. | |
The Centennial Hall (German: Jahrhunderthalle, Polish: Hala Stulecia or Polish: Hala Ludowa) is a historic building constructed in Wrocław(Breslau) 1913 in German Empire. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
It was in the Lower Silesian capital of Breslau on 10 March 1813 where King Frederick William III of Prussia had first awarded the Iron Cross and called upon the Germans in his "Aufruf an mein Volk" to openly resist Napoleon. In October, in the Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon was defeated, but large numbers of Germans fell on both sides, as many had been forced to fight on the French side.
The hall was built in the German Empire in 1911–1913 according to the plans of Max Berg, during preparations for an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Nations, as it is also called, reminding that most of Europe was involved.
The cupola was made of reinforced concrete and with an inner diameter of 69 m and 42 m high; it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction. The symmetrical quatrefoil shape with a large circular central space seats 6,000 persons. The dome is 23m high, made of in steel and glass. The Jahrhunderthalle , a name also chosen for halls in Bochum (1902) and Frankfurt (1963) for different anniversaries, had been intended to commemorate a 19th century event, but instead became a key reference for the development of reinforced concrete structures in the a 20th century.
After the memorial events, it served as multi-purpose recreational building, situated in the Exhibition Grounds, previously used for horse racing.
In 1948, a 100m high needle-like metal sculpture called "Iglica" was set up in front of it.
Wroclaw Hala Ludowa Breslau Jahrhunderthalle.jpg
The Hall in 1913-1920, featured on a German postcard. |
Jahrhunderthalle in Bresslau.jpg
The Hall in 2001, Iglica to the left |
OriginalIC.jpg
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Iglica we Wroclawiu.jpg
Iglica |
[edit] External links
- Official site (Polish)
- Century Hall in the Structurae database
World Heritage Sites in Poland | |
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Auschwitz Birkenau. German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) · Białowieża Forest / Belovezhskaya Pushcha (with Belarus) · Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork · Centennial Hall, Wrocław · Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica · Kraków - Stare Miasto / Cracow's Historic Centre · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park · Park Muzakowski / Muskauer Park (with Germany) · Medieval Town of Toruń · Historic Centre of Warsaw · Wieliczka Salt Mine · Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland · Old City of Zamość | |
de:Jahrhunderthalle (Breslau)
eo:Hala Ludowa
fr:Hall du Centenaire de Wrocław
he:אולם העם בורוצלב
it:Sala del Centenario
nl:Jahrhunderthalle
ja:百周年記念ホール (ヴロツワフ)
no:Folkehallen i Wrocław
pl:Hala Ludowa
fi:Hala Ludowa
sv:Hala Ludowa
