My mum's dad was from the Netherlands. When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands he was taken as slave labor. Since he was a master builder by trade he was put on a special project and I am pretty sure that Germania was this special project.
Thank you for your comment and thank you for sharing such a personal and powerful story of your family. WWII affected many people and their families in ways that are hard for us to imagine.
Honestly even if Germany won the Second World War, I really think that the development of this project will eventually be scaled down and look far different even if implemented.
Correct, the Nazis actually did build very heavy concrete structures to test the solidity and carrying capacity of the sandy Berlin ground. They found that neither the Arc nor the big Hall could be built because they were way too heavy and would sink.
I don’t think so, in fact I think Hitler would double down if he won against Britain and the USSR. His ego would’ve reached unthinkable levels as it was already immense after the defeat of France. He would not allow a downscaling of his and Speer's pet project, in fact I think it would be much more likely that he would scale it up instead. He wouldn’t care how many resources it would take
@@bbbbavkfof course they could be built, we’ve built much bigger and heavier buildings than that, it would’ve needed severe reinforcements but it would’ve been possible
@user-wj6dt5bq3w Yeah but a peace solidifies their conquests, and not just have them be temporary in war. Considering they won far more this would in every way be a win over the British. You know wars used to be like this for centuries, government entities would not usually destroy another in war even if you don’t believe that, but they would fight, then have a peace treaty based on the results, and then both would continue existing.
Thank you for your comment! The comparison with "The Man in the High Castle" is very interesting, as both works deal with an alternate history where the Nazis took over the world. Our video tries to give a glimpse of what Germania might have been like if it had been completed. We hope it has given you a new perspective on this part of history.
I think it’s behind the scenes content for “man in the highcastle” which shows a version of history if Germany won WW2. I remember seeing clips of it elsewhere about how they made the CGI
They just would have had to have dug foundations down to the bedrock. They could do it cheaply, In typical nazi fashion that would have brought in 200,000 slave laborers and when the project was completed the hundred thousand survivors would have been killed. Remember they were actual Nazis.
We were on the wrong side in WW2, and nobody will ever change my mind on this, do i agree with the holocaust and the slave labour ? No of course not, but the fact remains that we sided with a country that did all of those things and on a grater scale, i think it was in Britains interests to have a non aggression pact with Germany, we didn't owe Poland a damn thing, and anyway the Soviet union was just as guilty as Germany for the invasion of poland..
No wonder Hitler was rejected from art school, his art was terrible. Germania was completely unoriginal, and just a scaled up immitation of Ancient Greece or Rome but without any soul. The fact that Germany had to import marble for Hitler's vanity project rather than do anything original is extra pathetic. I think of that Shrek quote on Lord Farquaad's castle "you think maybe he's compensating for something?"
First, your German pronunciation is horrible! Second, Berlin is built on a swamp so it could never have supported the weight of the Volkshalle or the triumphant arch.
As bad as Hitler and the Nazis were they knew how to dress and they knew how to design buildings. I believe Germania (More specifically the Volkshalle) looked pretty damn cool. Only in Hitler's dreams would this ever actually be built, way too big and way too expensive, even if they won WW2. Also, Berlin is built on a marsh, the Volkshalle would sink extremely heavily.
My mum's dad was from the Netherlands. When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands he was taken as slave labor. Since he was a master builder by trade he was put on a special project and I am pretty sure that Germania was this special project.
Thank you for your comment and thank you for sharing such a personal and powerful story of your family. WWII affected many people and their families in ways that are hard for us to imagine.
Hard life your grandfather had. I'm sorry.
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DUMB NAZI TRASH.
WORTHLESS RACIST GARBAGE.
@@sofedits2872 As far as I know of I have no Jewish heritage but if I did then why would it matter?
Honestly even if Germany won the Second World War, I really think that the development of this project will eventually be scaled down and look far different even if implemented.
Correct, the Nazis actually did build very heavy concrete structures to test the solidity and carrying capacity of the sandy Berlin ground. They found that neither the Arc nor the big Hall could be built because they were way too heavy and would sink.
I don’t think so, in fact I think Hitler would double down if he won against Britain and the USSR. His ego would’ve reached unthinkable levels as it was already immense after the defeat of France. He would not allow a downscaling of his and Speer's pet project, in fact I think it would be much more likely that he would scale it up instead. He wouldn’t care how many resources it would take
@@bbbbavkfof course they could be built, we’ve built much bigger and heavier buildings than that, it would’ve needed severe reinforcements but it would’ve been possible
@@Icetea-2000 Honestly, it`s actually too bad he didn`t build this city center. It just looks cool.
@user-wj6dt5bq3w Yeah but a peace solidifies their conquests, and not just have them be temporary in war. Considering they won far more this would in every way be a win over the British.
You know wars used to be like this for centuries, government entities would not usually destroy another in war even if you don’t believe that, but they would fight, then have a peace treaty based on the results, and then both would continue existing.
This is like watching an episode of the Man in the High Castle.
Thank you for your comment! The comparison with "The Man in the High Castle" is very interesting, as both works deal with an alternate history where the Nazis took over the world. Our video tries to give a glimpse of what Germania might have been like if it had been completed. We hope it has given you a new perspective on this part of history.
@@ArchitectureArchivethis has got to be AI generated 💀
A real remnant of Germania - the Schwerbelastungskörper.
2:16 giant Hitler face staring back at you.
Somewhere in a parallel universe this place actually exist.
fascinating. where did you get the visualizations of the city in the final section? they are very well done especially the night time shot.
I think it’s behind the scenes content for “man in the highcastle” which shows a version of history if Germany won WW2. I remember seeing clips of it elsewhere about how they made the CGI
Bro Amazing job ,love the content
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Jeff Bezos quality
Itd be interesring to see the other projects of grandiose excess that didnt come to fruition
Thank you for your comment, we are planning another video on this topic in the future, definitely something to look forward to!
If Germany was great
Oh my god is that the Big Building in Neu Berlin from TNO mod???
Yes
The sandy the boggy soil of Berlin wasn't suited to such megalomania
They just would have had to have dug foundations down to the bedrock.
They could do it cheaply, In typical nazi fashion that would have brought in 200,000 slave laborers and when the project was completed the hundred thousand survivors would have been killed.
Remember they were actual Nazis.
Too bad you mispronounced every German word.
To be fair German is a difficult language.
@@gp2779should have used better AI then
@@hanslanda336 Just don't fucking use AI in the first place.
Most of the names and titles are mispronounced. Is this an AI generated video?
Thank you for your comment. Yes the voice you hear in this video is created by AI.
@@ArchitectureArchive Is this comment (and all your others) made by AI?
Is not like it is cool or a good thing ya know 😂
2:13 The what ?
Why did you repeated the same part 4 times xd
They didn't had to made it...
Kaiser moved to Kapitol Hill..
We were on the wrong side in WW2, and nobody will ever change my mind on this, do i agree with the holocaust and the slave labour ? No of course not, but the fact remains that we sided with a country that did all of those things and on a grater scale, i think it was in Britains interests to have a non aggression pact with Germany, we didn't owe Poland a damn thing, and anyway the Soviet union was just as guilty as Germany for the invasion of poland..
Volkshalle should be pronounced "folks - HAH - ley", not "volk - shall". They spoke (and still speak) German in Germany.
"folks - HAH - le"*
No wonder Hitler was rejected from art school, his art was terrible. Germania was completely unoriginal, and just a scaled up immitation of Ancient Greece or Rome but without any soul. The fact that Germany had to import marble for Hitler's vanity project rather than do anything original is extra pathetic. I think of that Shrek quote on Lord Farquaad's castle "you think maybe he's compensating for something?"
So what about todays art ?😂😂😂
The place look cool wtf are u talking about lol
Now what about ur art? Can you do art?
Egy sokkal szebb világ lenne.
Bro commented in Hungarian under an ENGLISH video about GERMANY💀
MILYEN CSODÁS EZ A NAP🗣🗣🔥🔥🇭🇺🇭🇺
@@way_of_phx You like multiculti aren't you?
Oh really? You will? Not with that computer aided voice.
Stop. Spreading. AI content
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First, your German pronunciation is horrible!
Second, Berlin is built on a swamp so it could never have supported the weight of the Volkshalle or the triumphant arch.
@@vintagehaynesflute The voice is AI.
It could actually
Ur not german to know how to design
Trump’s dream
Its way too big 😅 really ugly
You could say that it's a Big Building in Neu Berlin
Yeah like USA.
Looks nice wdym
As bad as Hitler and the Nazis were they knew how to dress and they knew how to design buildings. I believe Germania (More specifically the Volkshalle) looked pretty damn cool. Only in Hitler's dreams would this ever actually be built, way too big and way too expensive, even if they won WW2. Also, Berlin is built on a marsh, the Volkshalle would sink extremely heavily.
@user-wj6dt5bq3w no, its really disproportionnate and lame, it looks bland and oversized. Out of touch