Centennial Hall
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| Centennial Hall in Wrocław* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party |  Poland |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 1165 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
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| Inscription | 2006 (30th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The Centennial Hall (German: Jahrhunderthalle, Polish: Hala Stulecia or Polish: Hala Ludowa) is a historic building constructed in Wrocław (Breslau) in 1913 when the city was part of the German Empire. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
It was in the Lower Silesian capital of Breslau on 10 March 1813 where King Frederick William III of Prussia had first awarded the Iron Cross and called upon the German people in his "Aufruf an mein Volk" to openly resist Napoleon. In October, in the Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon was defeated, but large numbers of Germans fell on both sides, as many had been forced to fight on the French side.
The hall was built in the German Empire in 1911–1913 according to the plans of Max Berg, during preparations for an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Nations, as it is also called, reminding that most of Europe was involved.
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 6,000 persons. The dome is 23m high, made of in steel and glass. The Jahrhunderthalle , a name also chosen for halls in Bochum (1902) and Frankfurt (1963) for different anniversaries, had been intended to commemorate a 19th century event, but instead became a key reference for the development of reinforced concrete structures in the a 20th century.
After the memorial events, it served as multi-purpose recreational building, situated in the Exhibition Grounds, previously used for horse racing.
In 1948, a 100m high needle-like metal sculpture called "Iglica" was set up in front of it. Centennial Hall hosted EuroBasket 1963 and will host a Preliminary round group of the EuroBasket 2009.[1]
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 The Hall in 1913-1920, featured on a German postcard. |
 The Hall in 2001, Iglica to the left |
 Iglica |
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- Official site (Polish)
- Century Hall in the Structurae database
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