I Visited the Nuremburg Rally Grounds

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Last year I traveled to Nuremberg and spent a rainy morning walking around the Nuremberg Rally Grounds. It was an odd experience walking around a place that lead to a movement resulting in WW2. When I originally recorded the footage at the grounds I didn't think I would be making a video about them, but when I returned home I did some more reading into the history of the area and found it much more interesting than I first expected. Hopefully the video turned out well enough to be worthy of a watch, please tell me if you would be interested in more content like this in the future!

[@Moonhermit-]

6:27 Parade ground made for goosestepping, now being stepped on by geese. Poetry.

[@JustAGooseman]

What a nice square, I wonder what kind of thought provoking and influential people spoke here,

[@InshalShalu]

Fr

[@stevekocinski383]

I’m just now taking a deep dive into WW2. This was fascinating. You were probably standing where hilter stood at one time.

[@Dan86130]

"tonight, on Top Gear..."

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

They hold races in front of the Zeppelin grandstand so hey it is possible it could be on the Grand Tour

[@TheArklyte]

​@@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigswait, drag races or is there some form of track?

[@Mighty_Ogrelord]

"...I grow a funny mustache, Hammond breaks yet another Tigers transmission and James tries some new chocolate recipe!"

[@seawolf9616]

@@TheArklyte One of the main race tracks of Germany race going past the grandstand. The track is called the Norisring. Sorry for the late response. It's an awesome track.

[@bodo-bing]

Iron just casually flexing some of the Rome footage he's sitting on in a video supposedly about Nuremberg ;) Veeerry satisfying watching that Windmill of Friendship explode! And I hope to see this all in person someday, South Germany has been on my list for a while!

[@ptbaxter96]

Just a little side note: while Nuremberg is inside the state of Bavaria, it's not culturally part of it. The northern part of Bavaria is Franconia and franconians can get quite upset if you call them bavarians.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Oh I didn't know. It felt very much like Bavaria. The Christmas markets in Nuremburg where adorable :D

[@foersterjunior]

thank you! too many people have called me a bavarian. it hurts every time!

[@Soviet20]

I understand being ashamed of your heritage, but at one point or another people gotta aknowledge history cant be erased/forgotten. Very awesome educational video Iron thank you!

[@Armageddon_71]

Im suprised you didnt mention that the grandstand is still used as a grandstand for DTM racing. You can even see the start/finish line!

[@ultimatesoccershow]

Great video & detail my friend, very enjoyable. Danke Schon!

[@rs5974]

Great vid! keep it up!

[@davidstokes8441]

I was part of an Aussie tour group that visited Nuremburg many years ago. We were coach bound most of the time, but on this occassion we lunched at the Parade Ground, and on the big podium were Hitler made his big speech were about 50 people dressed as pink rabbits making speeches. I was too far away to hear them, but the orators were gesticulating and striker poses for a camera man to record. It was very surreal.

[@lordlorenzo5835]

Visited last month, very impressive spot.

[@boborno]

I've been there! 2019 was such a nice year. The museum was alright though i liked the Nurnberg Trials museum more. We never explored the grounds though! Thank you for this.

[@foersterjunior]

Two more funfacts/details you missed (I don't think they even were noted in the walking tour map): The Silbersee: when you walked up the parade lane eastwards, there are lakes (mostly drained in winter) left and right. while the bigger ones in the beginning are indeed just there to look good, the one on the right further down the road, the Silbersee, is the floaded foundation which was dug for the enormous, U-shaped "Deuutsches Stadion". The other funfact is, the Footbal stadium you saw iis built on the exact same location as the hitler youth stadium back then. hasn't moved a centimeter.

[@NickAndriadze]

I love how well preserved this area is... No matter how much I respect the Soviets, had they taken over Nuremberg they would've most likely demolished these spectacular pieces of history, just like how they demolished the Reich Chancellery (And I honestly don't blame them, the 25Million+ of their people slaughtered were in the hands of the man who worked in that building). Amazing video by the way, very well shot with some amazing footage and all the history was done great justice, with barely any bias.

[@imicca]

Very cool video my friend!

[@thecheeselord5943]

That music from The Grand Budapest Hotel?

[@Tealice1]

Yes, it's "Night Train to Nebelsbad"

[@fritzkuhne2055]

wow that ceiling looks amazing. very lucky it did not get destroyed or stolen after the war

[@IONindustries627]

At the very least, the Nazis had a good taste when it came to Architecture

[@Domino13334]

I live my entire life 7 minutes away from the Zeppelinfeld 😅

[@thetaciturntraveler]

This was a really good video! However, I need to correct you on the part where you mentioned that the public isn’t allowed to see the Golden Hall because of the golden swastika. About 10 years ago, I visited Nürnberg and the Reichsparteitagsgelände with my school. We toured the museum, and a guide took us through the grounds and into the Golden Hall. I even have some pictures on my laptop, though the quality isn’t great. Since April 2024, tours of the Golden Hall have been suspended due to structural repairs, but prior to that, guided tours were available. Additionally, while displaying unconstitutional symbols is forbidden and punishable by law, they can be shown or viewed for educational purposes.

[@goldenace8847]

was there today as well, for me it was probably easier since I live about one and a half hours away from nuremburg. Standing up there is honestly a really weird feeling knowing what happened there not even a century ago

[@MaticTheProto]

I was there too, was interesting

[@EmmettLBrown2015]

Wow!

[@QurikyBark32919]

I was there this past march. The town was cool. The rally ground were so eerie. Did you spin the ring in the town square?

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

I tried myself to find the ring but I couldn't figure out which one it was on the railings. There were a few other confused tourists looking for the ring as well 😅

[@vaheghandilyan2197]

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[@carlosduque4692]

¿ En Alemania llueve todos los días? Siempre que veo documentales sobre Núremberg esta lloviendo 😅😅😅

[@samadams2203]

>The public is NOT allowed to see the golden swastikas! Uhh...what's the problem, they might faint from stress? I don't understand. Apparently film of it is just fine, guess you can faint at home and it's ok? Anyway, very cool tour, I'm surprised such a venue is so intact.

[@Mighty_Ogrelord]

The nazi swastika is a banned symbol here in Germany and presenting it in public a punishable offence. Another example of this whole theme complex would be "Mein Kampf" being banned in it's bare form. Only prints with comments "putting the work into context" may be sold here (not that that would change much about what uncle 'dolf wrote back then).

[@seawolf9616]

@@Mighty_Ogrelord Presenting the swastika in public is not a punishable offense if the context is for historical education.

[@Teh0X]

You mean the Nurburgring rally grounds, right?

[@stevenbrrtt]

Nuremberg is where the Nazis held their Party Day Rallies. Nurburgring is where the German Grand Prix and 1000K GT races were held prior to the Seventies. The races might've returned. Hope so. BTW, the race track has long been cobbled together from interlocking rural roads in western Germany's Eiffel Mtns. close to the Battle of the Bulge sites. The Rally Grounds are located outside to the south of Nuremberg, one of Germany's largest cities close to the Czech border in North Bavaria.

[@musicliver606]

8:40

[@svenskiatta]

LETS GO

[@Leefjuice4005]

oh hey it is ma city

[@raymondromanos1479]

Nice video. Btw 'Ye' is pronounced 'thee'. The Y represents the old English letter 'thorn' or 'þ'. Ye as a pronoun is pronounced ye...

[@floofer6699]

discord links dead

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

There isn't a link on this video 🤔

[@fabovondestory]

Hope you enjoyed your stay :)

[@jamesvokral4934]

The museum on the Nazi years is well worth a visit. A shame it was under renovation while you visited this historically significant area. At the museum I was very impressed how the Germans have faced up to the crimes of their nation. I wish all nations would be as forthcoming.

[@user-cm9pt8bo3l]

I guess it's easy to be "open about the past" when your country has been defeated, shrunk, divided, militarily occupied for decades, and had laws and rulers imposed on it by foreign occupiers. You're either "open" or you don't eat. Or you don't breathe. Simple.

[@BloodSlay3r]

I live right next to the rally grounds and during my finals I had to focus on the rally grounds and we learned pretty much everything about it. The golden hall not being open to public got nothing to do with it being swastikas on the roof. It´s not opened cus the city has not yet planned on how to open it and the rest of the building, since it´s not the only room in it. (The remaining rooms is mainly toilets though) It´s already being discussed and planned to open the room later on to the public but details and stuff just aren´t being worked out yet. Also including the stability and overall maintenance of the building, since bombing the outer hallways and the swastika on top lead to great problems and damaged the buildings structure heavily. Rain and time had played it´s part. There´s really much going on rn and they are planning to chance the howl area in order to better connect it with history. Kudos though I hope you had fun visiting my city :)

[@georgeharsin6292]

Hi, I'm planning on visiting your beautiful city next April, will I be able to park my car at or near the Zeppelinfield?

[@BloodSlay3r]

@@georgeharsin6292 yes absolutely. There are still wayy enough free parkingspots. However, sadly they closed off the most part of the road leading directly to it, since it's a common biker meet up spot (including me) and the dumb car guys couldn't contain themself and made too much noise, Donuts and accidents. A kid died, people got hurt and the residents right next to it complained about the noise. So the City just closed off most of the nearest parkinglot. But there is still wayyyy enough other area directly next to it. Most of them are in the middle of the road so watch out when parking/exiting ^^ have fun in my City :D

[@georgeharsin6292]

@@BloodSlay3r Thank you!

[@jackmeoff8953]

So tell me something that I don't know.

[@trumanbentley9491]

One day this holy site shall be the worship center of Western Man.

[@Slay1337pl]

This video is in fact NOT about the race track, but a racist track.

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

I went there too several years ago! very cool place! did the "salute" quickly then left before secret police showed up. (they have cameras)

[@Hybris51129]

Somethings never change.

[@vadersfist9718]

Love from turkey

[@riodraisey1312]

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[@stevenbrrtt]

I'm almost seventy-three. Saw the Nuremberg Party Rally grounds twice as an American military dependent when the entire structure was still relatively intact, i.e. the columns in the back wall. Much more "impressive" if that sort of architectural detail gets one excited. The film to see is Leni Riefenstahl's "Triump of the Will." If that doesn't scare the bejeezus out of anybody concerning the so-called "MAGA Movement" then God help them, their associates and the nation they wish to destroy for their selfish diabolical purposes. Hey, I've also visited Dachau and East Berlin twice. I can tell you this stuff leads to death and dust.

[@TheArklyte]

Gift Golden Hall to India as a secondary building to their embassy. Problem solved?

[@simoncollins6529]

Fwee Woger

[@dennishorwath1482]

Whatever awhile trump will show up

[@Demo_derby50]

Modern germany is weak, where the Prussian Empire and nazi germany made it stand out in the books and maps

[@TheArklyte]

Ah, socialists and their megalomania. At least I'm happy that the ones that were here decided to can Palace of The Soviets, Ministy of Industry building and several others.