Germania Archives | FRAME TRAVEL ROAM CAPTURE

When you are walking around Tempelhof, a concrete cylinder isn’t the first thing that crosses your mind as a place to visit. But the Schwerbelastungskörper is more than just a bunch of concrete and a really scary german name. The Schwerbelastungskörper is one of the few structures that survived to tell the story of Welthauptstadt Germania, the capital of the new german world that never survived the Second World War.

Schwerbelastungskorper: A Visit to the Concrete Monster

Berlin, Germany
5 min read

A concrete cylinder shouldn’t be on anyone’s list of things to do in Berlin. But the Schwerbelastungskorper is more than just a concrete slab and a terrifying German name.

The Schwerbelastungskörper is one of the few structures that survived to tell the story of Welthauptstadt Germania, the capital of the new German world that never survived the Second World War.