 | Passau: Nibelungenhalle |
Country: Germany (Deutschland) State: Bayern City: Passau Location: Kleiner Exerzierplatz Built 1934-1935 by Karl Kieffer as a hall for Nazi party rallies. After World War II, used as a multi-purpose event venue. Used for performances during the "Europäische Wochen" festival. 1975-2003 site of the annual CSU party conventions on Ash Wednesday. From the 1980s, also frequently used for conventions by right-wing extremist parties despite local protests. 2004 demolished in favour of the "Stadtturm", an office high-rise built as part of the "Neue Mitte" urban redesign project. Link: Wikipedia |
Front Text: "Nibelungenhalle - Passau"Reverse Text: "Passau, Bayer. Ostmark - Nibelungenhalle - Erbaut: 1934-1935. Fassungsvermögen: 8-10.000 Personen" Publisher: Photowerkstätte Karl Kärcher; L 62 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent (but postmarked at Passau, 2 July 1939). |
Picture: interior of Nibelungenhalle decorated with German flags with the Nazi swastikaFront Text: "Nibelungen-Halle Passau" Reverse Text: "Die Nibelungen-Halle faßt 12000 Personen" Publisher: Verlag Foto-Seefelder, Passau; G 7118 37 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Passau. Blick zur Nibelungenhalle, Dom und Oberhaus"Publisher: Verlag Georg Deinzer OHG, Nürnberg; Krüger 1051/19 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "8390 Passau - Dreiflüssestadt. Nibelungenhalle, Relikt der NS-Architektur. 1934 für Parteiveranstaltungen von Architekt Karl Kieffer errichtet, heute für Großveranstaltungen und Festaufführungen der Europäischen Wochen genutzt."Publisher: Fiedler Ansichtskartenverlag GmbH, München; Best. Nr. 8390/308 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Picture: right below corner: NibelungenhalleReverse Text: "8390 Passau. Drei-Flüsse-Stadt, Donau - Inn - Ilz" Publisher: Verlag Schöning & Co. + Gebrüder Schmidt, Lübeck; Bestellnr. Pas LK 6203 Size: Modern Not sent. |
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