The abandoned AVUS Südkurve Modell

Exploring the abandoned modell of the proposed AVUS Südkurve.
The AVUS was built between 1913 and 1921 on the edge of Berlins western Border. The AVUS - an abbreviation for Automobil-Verkehrs-und-Übungsstraße (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road) was envisioned to be Germanys premier purpose built racing track. The track was modified over the years, with the most important addition (added in 1936) being the "Wall of Death" - an embankment turn with a 43° tilt and no safety barriers.
The track was modified again in 1940 and connected to the German Autobahn. The southern hairpin was altered, and a second raised embankment was supposed to be added.
A concrete model was built a few meters away from where the new "Südkurve" was to be built - but the project was never completed due to the continuation of the second World War.
The AVUS Südkurve Modell has fallen into disrepair has ben left to rot in the woods. It is not a protected monument and the local council of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf has no interest in its upkeep.
Read more about the AVUS and the AVUS Südkurve here: digitalcosmona...

[@anthonyflambard6472]

This should be placed under protection and restored. But no - like so much of Berlin's past, the Berlin authorities do not consider it worthy of protection and prefer to let it rot. In many of these so-called German "politicians' " minds the adage "out of sight, out of mind" is the politics of preference. That is why there were plans to demolish the Olympic Stadium among others, and the majestic Deutschlandhalle was demolished years later, despite being a listed building. (Both of these structures were planned or built long before the Third Reich.) Some German politicians call this progress, I call it cowardice and symptomatic of Berlin's weakness to come to terms with it's dark past.

[@gillespriod5509]

Awesome!

[@Mtnmanmike62]

I have no idea what this is about.

[@tedsmith6137]

Have you read the description? AVUS was used as a race track.