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The cathedral of light or ''Lichtdom'' was a main aesthetic feature of the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg starting in 1933. Designed by architect Albert Speer, it consisted of 152 anti-aircraft searchlights, at intervals of 12 metres, aimed skyward to create a series of vertical bars surrounding the audience. The effect was a brilliant one, both from within the design and on the outside. The cathedral of light was documented in the Nazi Propaganda film ''Festliches Nürnberg'', released in 1937. Speer had been commissioned by Adolf Hitler to build a stadium for the annual party rallies, but the stadium could not be completed in time for the 1933 rally. As a stopgap, he used 152 antiaircraft searchlights pointed upwards around the assembly area.〔〔Martin Filler, "Hanging Out with Hitler", review of Martin Kitchen, ''Speer: Hitler's Architect'', ''New York Review of Books'' 62:20:36-40 (December 17, 2015)〕 The searchlights were borrowed from the ''Luftwaffe'', which caused problems with its commander Hermann Göring, because they represented most of Germany's strategic reserve. Hitler overruled him, suggesting that it was a useful piece of disinformation. "If we use them in such large numbers for a thing like this, other countries will think we're swimming in searchlights."〔Speer, p. 59〕 Though they had originally been planned as a temporary measure until the stadium was completed, they continued to be used afterwards for the party rallies.〔 A similar effect was created for the closing ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin by Eberhard von der Trappen with Speer's collaboration.〔Dietrich Neumann, Kermit Swiler Champa, eds., ''Architecture of the Night: The Illuminated Building'', 2002, ISBN 3791325876, p. 47〕〔Allen Guttman, ''The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games'', p. 66〕 Variants of the effect had the searchlights converge to a point above the spectators. Speer described the effect: "The feeling was of a vast room, with the beams serving as mighty pillars of infinitely light outer walls".〔 The British Ambassador to Germany, Sir Nevile Henderson, described it as "both solemn and beautiful... like being in a cathedral of ice".〔quoted in Martin Kitchen, ''Speer: Hitler's Architect'', p. 35〕 It is still considered amongst Speer's most important works. ==See also== *Architecture of the Night *Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds *Tribute in Light *spectra (installation) *A Symphony of Lights *Isolar – 1976 Tour 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cathedral of light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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