Weimar Atrium

Weimar Atrium is a shopping center located at the northern edge of Weimar's city center in Thuringia, Germany. It opened in 2005 following the conversion of the former Mehrzweckgebäude (MZG), a structure originally begun in the Nazi era as the unfinished Halle der Volksgemeinschaft, part of the planned Gauforum Weimar. The center is situated at Friedensstrasse 1, 99423 Weimar, and offers retail, gastronomy, and services across multiple levels. Its opening hours are Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 20:00, with extended hours for Aldi and Edeka Center Herkules. The center provides a range of amenities including barrier-free access, underground parking with the first hour free, charging stations, parent-child parking, bicycle stands, customer elevators, restrooms, a children's play area (Kinderland), a photo box, and center gift cards. It hosts events such as the Zwiebelmarkt exhibition and offers leasing opportunities for retailers. The center's contact is managed by CM (Center Management) with phone numbers provided. The website also features an online shop and a balance inquiry for gift cards. The Weimar Atrium is a notable example of adaptive reuse of a historically charged structure, retaining only the prestressed concrete roof trusses from the original hall.

The Weimar Atrium is located in the unfinished former Halle der Volksgemeinschaft, which was planned as part of the Gauforum Weimar. It was intended as one of the largest assembly halls of National Socialism in Thuringia and was to be the center of the Gauforum, where the Volksgemeinschaft was to be sworn in to Adolf Hitler. At the foundation stone laying in 1937, a wooden model was erected. Construction work on the hall was halted in 1944 during World War II. The concrete-steel skeleton of the hall remained unfinished and unused until 1969 as a memorial. In 1973, construction work began to convert it into the "Mehrzweckgebäude" (MZG) and was completed in 1976 with the completion of the concrete lamella facade. Various businesses used the MZG as storage and production facilities, including the statewide "Exquisit" warehouse. Even at that time, there was a small bowling alley in the basement of the building. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the MZG continued to be used for offices and storage rooms. In 2004, the conversion of the MZG into the Weimar Atrium began and ended in 2005 with the opening of the shopping center. Of the unfinished Halle der Volksgemeinschaft, little can be seen today, except for the prestressed concrete trusses in the roof.

• 2005

  Opening of the Weimar Atrium shopping center.

• 2004

  Conversion of the MZG into the Weimar Atrium began.

• 1976

  Completion of the MZG with the concrete lamella facade.

• 1973

  Construction began to convert the structure into the Mehrzweckgebäude (MZG).

• 1969

  The unfinished concrete-steel skeleton remained as a memorial until this year.

• 1944

  Construction work on the hall was halted during World War II.

• 1937

  Foundation stone laying for the Halle der Volksgemeinschaft; a wooden model was erected.

A regional shopping center in Weimar offering convenient retail, dining, and services in a historically significant building.

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