GeSoLei

The GeSoLei (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

Links

 * Contemporary footage with German commentary
 * Der Aufsteig (The Climb) a short film by Walter Ruttmann and Julius Pinschewer advertising the GeSoLei