Talk:Prora/Archive 1

Discussion
is to translate the "Prora" article in German into English. Excellent article, but a big job even for those fluent in both languages.--TGC55 23:50, 16 January 2006 (UTC)


 * yes, I started translating it, but I've been unable to devote time and energy to finish it. Bo-Lingua


 * Good and faithful work so far. Maybe I can help. I'm a Englishe speaker with some low level skill in German, mostly translating into English. Have you ever been to Prora? I was there once with a Swiss & German tour group and the tour bus driver appeared embarassed by the buildings and didn't say anything about them until I asked him in German. To me, it was really interesting from a number of aspects. The Island of Rügen was interesting from a nature and historical POV. --TGC55 11:13, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

if there are questions concerning the translation i will try to answer these. (i have done some edits on the de.wp article ;-) --BLueFiSH ?! 21:31, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

"Other very long houses"?
What possible bearing does this have on the topic? It doesn't add anything to the analysis of the structure, it doesn't even seek to provide a context for the structure. It's just a list of long buildings bolted on to the article. Removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.191.230 (talk) 03:58, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Topic of article
Prora is NOT "a Nazi-planned spa on the island Rügen, Germany." Prora is a town on Rügen, in which the resort is located. Nor is the resort a "spa" - it is a beach resort. Also "Nazi-planned" is very vague. The resort was planned and built by a specific agency (the KdF of the DAF). Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 22:10, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

"a formal heritage listing"?
What is "a formal heritage listing"? Presumably this is a British usage that refers to a special legal status conferred on buildings of historical significance, but it seems too vague in meaning, IMO, and for a non-native (British?) English speaker is probably meaningless (try looking up "heritage" in the dictionary).

-K 178.8.89.160 (talk) 11:49, 9 May 2011 (UTC)