ITEM # A-216

the text of this rare book is in German, French, English and Italian!

entrance of the German Pavilion

(the yellow is only a light reflection, the book is in very good condition)

glass-mosaic at the Platform of Honor inside the pavilion

the "Cologne House" on the banks of the Seine river

Offered for sale is a copy of the

This excellent 7-3/4 x 10-1/2 inch, 128 pages soft cover book was published 1937 by Heinrich Hoffmann Publishing House in Munich. The rare book is in very good condition, the scarce original dust jacket has a little damage and some repair spots along the edges. Prof. Heinrich Hoffmann's official title was Photo-Bildberichterstatter der Reichsleitung der NSDAP (official photogra-pher of the NSDAP Reich Leadership and Hitlers personal photographer). The book is a photo report about the German contribution to the World Exhi-bition in Paris 1937. The German pavilion, completed by a 500 ft. tall tower crowned by a huge nazi eagle, designed by Albert Speer was, together with the Russian pavilion, the only one that was finished on time. The pavilion was con-ceived as a monument to "German pride and achievement". It was to show to the world that a new and powerful Germany had a restored sense of national pride. At night, the pavilion was illuminated by floodlights. The entrance was flanked by two impressive Josef Thorak bronce sculptures. The rich decorated interior showed the very best German craftmanship and was used to display "Made in Germany" products, such as Zeiss optics, Mercedes racing cars, to name just two. The restaurants (one of them was on the roof-garden) were operated by the famous Horcher restaurant from Berlin. There are around 120 photos total and together with the text in four languages this rare book is pro-bably one of the most comprehensive original Third Reich books on this sub-ject! Deutschland in Paris is among the hardest Heinrich Hoffmann books to find!

Adolf Hitler and his favorite architect Albert Speer with a model of the German pavilion in Paris

there are many photos showing the interior of this fantastic building plus a lot of goods "made in Germany" that were on display

the restaurant on the roof garden of the German pavilion (television broadcasting on the right picture, still a novelty in these years)