September 2013 Newsletter
Dear Reader, In the north of Germany there is an impressive remnant of the Nazi regime, called the Colossus of Prora. It was intended to be a seaside resort for the working class. The building complex has a total length of 4.5km consisting of 5 blocks each with a length of 500m. It has the capacity to accommodate 20.000 people, but was never used as originally intended. In the times of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) the building was used by the military. For the current authorities it is a major challenge to find a purpose for development. The concrete Moloch is too expensive to demolish and too large for an appropriate use. However it can be considered as a monument. Nowadays cultural entrepreneurs and a youth hostel inhabit some parts of the building. Getting back to IFRTT newsletter tradition: I suppose that in the wooded area surrounding the Colossus... Read More