Schwerbelastungskörper
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The Schwerbelastungskörper (German: "heavy load-bearing body") is a large cylinder made of concrete in Berlin, Germany. It was built in 1941 to study the feasibility of constructing large buildings on the swampy ground in the area, in preparation for the planned construction of the massive Volkshalle. It is 18 m high and has a mass of 12,650 metric tons. Because of nearby apartment buildings, it was not possible to demolish it with explosives at the end of World War II, so it remained; since 1995 it has been protected as a historic monument.
The structure is located at the intersection of Konrad-Duden-Straße, General-Pape-Straße, and Loewenhardtdamm in the northwestern part of the borough of Tempelhof ().
