Speer and Hitler envisioned transforming Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania

Another interesting fact about Albert Speer is that Speer and Hitler envisioned transforming Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania. Hitler appointed Speer as General Building Inspector for the Reich Capital on January 30, 1937. This brought him the status of State Secretary in the Reich administration, as well as exceptional powers over the Berlin municipal government. He was to report to Hitler directly and be independent of both the mayor and the Gauleiter of Berlin. Hitler directed Speer to create blueprints for rebuilding Berlin. Germania was Adolf Hitler's vision for Nazi Germany's future after the expected triumph in World War II. It was a planned renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Nazi period. It intended to serve as the capital of his envisioned "Greater Germanic Reich." In his function as project overseer, Albert Speer created many of the blueprints for the reconstructed city, only a tiny percentage of which was implemented between the years 1938 and 1943 when work took place.

Some of the projects were realized, such as the construction of a large East-West city axis, which involved widening Charlottenburger Chaussee (now Straße des 17. Juni) and relocating the Berlin Victory Column to the center, far away from the Reichstag, where it had previously stood. Others, however, such as the construction of the Grosse Halle (Great Hall), had to be put on hold due to the outbreak of the war. However, many of the historic structures in several of the proposed construction areas were razed before the war, and the plans were subsequently abandoned due to defeat.