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Centennial Hall in Wroclaw

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Poland
Date of Inscription: 2006
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Core zone: 36.69 ha
Buffer zone: 189.68 ha
Silesia Region, Lower Silesian Voivodship
N51 06 25.01 E17 04 37.25
Ref: 1165

Brief Description

The Centennial Hall, a landmark in the history of reinforced concrete architecture, was erected in 1911-1913 by the architect Max Berg as a multi-purpose recreational building, situated in the Exhibition Grounds. In form it is a symmetrical quatrefoil with a vast circular central space that can seat some 6,000 persons. The 23m-high dome is topped with a lantern in steel and glass. The Centennial Hall is a pioneering work of modern engineering and architecture, which exhibits an important interchange of influences in the early 20th century, becoming a key reference in the later development of reinforced concrete structures.

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