Standin373 t1_itp3zip wrote on October 25, 2022 at 7:53 AM Reply to TIL One of the only pieces of Hitler's dream reconstruction of Berlin as Germania is an enormous concrete cylinder in the Tiergarten neighborhood. It's called the Schwerbelastungskörper which translates as "heavy load-bearing body." It was to test the load-bearing capability of the ground. by muttmutt2112 > Schwerbelastungskörper Germans really do have a way with words. Permalink 20
Standin373 t1_itp3zip wrote
Reply to TIL One of the only pieces of Hitler's dream reconstruction of Berlin as Germania is an enormous concrete cylinder in the Tiergarten neighborhood. It's called the Schwerbelastungskörper which translates as "heavy load-bearing body." It was to test the load-bearing capability of the ground. by muttmutt2112
> Schwerbelastungskörper
Germans really do have a way with words.