Innere Stadt in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)

Die "Grosse Strasse" / The "Great Road"

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

1. die Grosse Strasse / The Great Road Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Die drei Granitplatten stammen
von der "Grossen Strasse" des
nationalsozialistischen
Reischsparteitagsgeländes in
Nürnberg
Sie wurden von
Zwangsarbeitern und
Gefangenen in
Konzentrationslagern bearbeitet
und sind sprechende Zeugen

28 April 1938
Jüdische Schüler und Lehrer wurden vom Akademischen Gymnasium Wien vertrieben

im Gedenken. Steine
28 April 2001

Karl Prantl
Bildhauer [English translation:]
These three granite slabs were taken from the "Great Road" of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg. Made with forced labor and by prisoners in concentration camps, they bear witness.

On April 28, 1938, the Jewish students and teachers of the Akademisches Gymnasium (Advanced Secondary School) of Vienna were expelled.

In commemoration - these stones. April 28, 2001

Karl Prantl, Sculptor

Erected 2001.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion

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• Education • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1938.

Location. 48° 12.071′ N, 16° 22.605′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Innere Stadt. Memorial is at the intersection of Lothringerstrasse and Pestalozzigasse, on the right when traveling south on Lothringerstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850 - 1937) (within shouting distance of this marker); Franz Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Lise Meitner (within shouting distance of this marker); Erwin Schrödinger (within shouting distance of this marker); Gustav Mahler (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonard Bernstein (within shouting distance of this marker); Feng Shan Ho (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Palais Erzherzog Ludwig Viktor / Palace of Archduke Ludwig Viktor (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the eastern side of the Akademischen Gymnasium Wien (Advanced Secondary School of Vienna).

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die Grosse Strasse / The Great Road Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 16, 2017

2. die Grosse Strasse / The Great Road Marker - Wide View

Nazi party Rally Grounds (Wikipedia). "The Nazi party rally grounds (German: Reichsparteitagsgelände, Literally: Reich Party Congress Grounds) covered about 11 square kilometres in the southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. Six Nazi party rallies were held there between 1933 and 1938....The great road is almost 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 40 m (130 ft) wide. It was intended to be the central axis of the site and a parade road for the Wehrmacht. In its northwestern prolongation the road points towards Nuremberg Castle. This was to create a relation between the role of Nuremberg during the Third Reich and its role during medieval times....The road reached from the Congress Hall to the Märzfeld, the construction work started in 1935 and was finished in 1939 (it has never been used as a parade road, as due to the beginning of World War II, the last rally was held in 1938). The pavement was made of granite pavers in black and gray with edges of exactly 1.2 m (3.9 ft).....After the war, the road was used as a temporary airfield for the US Army. Nowadays, it is used by the nearby Nuremberg fair and exhibition company as an occasional parking area for highly frequented fairs." (Submitted on October 3, 2017.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.