GeSoLei
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The GeSoLei ({{langx|de|Große Ausstellung Düsseldorf 1926 für Gesundheitspflege, soziale Fürsorge und Leibesübungen}}) was the largest trade fair in Germany during the Weimar Republic. It attracted 7.5 million visitors. The name was constructed from an abbreviation of abbreviations of the German words for public health (Ge), social welfare (So), physical exercise (Lei).
Surviving features of the event include the Tonhalle which at the time of its completion was the largest planetarium in the world, built by Wilhelm Kreis{{cite web |url= http://www.tonhalle.de/downloadstuff/TH_Portrait_2008_eng_low.pdf |title= TH Portrait 2008 |access-date= 2015-06-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201335/http://www.tonhalle.de/downloadstuff/TH_Portrait_2008_eng_low.pdf |archive-date= 2016-03-03 |url-status= dead }}
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Links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO3q5JJbr5w Contemporary footage with German commentary]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EQsdo_kHcc Der Aufsteig (The Climb)] a short film by Walter Ruttmann and Julius Pinschewer advertising the GeSoLei
Category:Trade fairs in Germany