Welthauptstadt Germania

Welthauptstadt Germania ("World Capital Germania") was the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Third Reich period, part of Adolf Hitler's vision for the future of Germany after the planned victory in World War II. Albert Speer, the architect of the Third Reich", produced many of the plans for the rebuilt city in his capacity as overseer of the project, only a small portion of which was realized between the years 1937-1943 when construction took place.

Germania was the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Third Reich period, part of Adolf Hitler's vision for the future of Germany after the planned victory in World War II. It was to be the capital of his planned "Greater Germanic Reich". Albert Speer, the architect of the Third Reich, produced many of the plans for the rebuilt city in his capacity as overseer of the project, only a small portion of which was realized between the years 1937 and 1943 when construction took place.

Some of the projects were completed, such as the creation of a great East–West city axis, which included broadening Charlottenburger Chaussee (today Straße des 17. Juni) and placing the Berlin Victory Column in the centre, far away from the Reichstag, where it originally stood. Others, however, such as the creation of the Grosse Halle (Great Hall), had to be shelved owing to the beginning of war. A great number of the old buildings in many of the planned construction areas were, however, demolished before the war, and eventually defeat stopped the plans.