The Colosseum was built to rival the Colosseum in Rome. Work stopped when WW2 started and when allied forced arrived in 1945. The building is said to be the largest building in Nuernberg. In 2001 the new Documentation Centre was opened in the northern part of the building, the southern part houses the Nuernberg Symphony Orchestra.
Right beside is the the former Airstrip "Grosse Strasse" which is being used for the Spring and Fall Festivals "Nuernberger Volksfest" and many other functions.
