- Schwerbelastungskörper
The "Schwerbelastungskörper" (German: "heavy loading body") is a large cylinder made of
concrete inBerlin ,Germany . It was built in1941 to study the feasibility of constructing large buildings on the sandy ground in the area, in preparation for the planned construction nearby of a massiveTriumphal Arch . It is 18 m high and has a mass of 12,650 metric tons. Because of nearby apartment buildings, it was not possible to demolish it with explosives at the end ofWorld War II , so it remained; since1995 it has been protected as a historic monument.The structure is located at the intersection of Dudenstraße, General-Pape-Straße, and Loewenhardtdamm in the northwestern part of the borough of
Tempelhof .If the structure was to sink 2.5 inches or less, the soil would be sound enough to build Hitler's planned massive structures of Germania. It sank 7 inches in three years, but Hitler disregarded the findings. [History Channel, Cities Of The Underworld: Episode: 01 - Hitler's Underground Lair (5/5/07)]
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* [http://bsisb.de/default_f.htm?/sb/grobk/gbk.htm Additional photographs]
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55439
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