The triumphal arch was part of the reconstruction of Berlin, which Hitler and his architect Albert Speer envisioned as the capital of the world
As early as 1938, the reconstruction of Berlin into what was to be called Germania began. The idea was that once Germany had defeated its neighbors and created Lebensraum, living space, for the made up “Germanic master race”, the Greater Germanic Reich would be founded.
Berlin was to be the center of the new empire, and London and Paris were to look up to the new world capital.
Read the full article about Hitler’s project to reconstruct Berlin and build a Triumphal Arch larger than the one in Paris on Echos by the Bunker Girl here:
bunkergirl.substack.com/p/hitler-wanted-to-build-a-triumphal
