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Centennial Hall in the rays of the setting sun

Centennial Hall or Hall of the People) is a historic building in Wroclaw. It was constructed

according to the plans of Max Berg in 1911-1913, when the city was part of the German

Empire. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.

The cupola was made of reinforced concrete and with an inner diameter of 69 m and 42 m

high, it was the largest building of its kind at the time of construction. The symmetrical

quatrefoil shape with a large circular central space seats 7.000 persons. The dome is

23m high, made of in steel and glass. The Jahrhunderthalle became a key reference

for the development of reinforced concrete structures

and in the 20th century.

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Uploaded on March 7, 2010